Conquering the maharajas demonstrates that the political and military clashes between the Indian and Pakistani governments and the princely states, a legacy of the layered sovereignty of British indirect rule in India, was a product of the competing ideas of state sovereignty leading up to and following the transfer of power in 1947.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781526167859
Media Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication Date: 06-06-2023
Pages: 304
Product Dimensions: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d
Series: Studies in Imperialism #211
About the Author
Harrison Akins is a political scientist and writer based in Washington, DC