Sovereignty, Power, Control: Politics in the States of Western India (1916-1947)-John McLeod-DECENT BOOKS-9788186921425
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| In Sovereignty,
Power, Control, John McLeod uses the princely states of the Western India
States Agency (now in Gujarat) as a case-study to examine the triangular
relationship among the Indian princes, the politicians of the states'
people's movements, and the British.
He argues that the princes were motivated by the desire to safeguard
their sovereignty; the politicians by a quest for a share in power in the
states; and the British by a policy of maintaining control. McLeod first analyses the conflict among
the parties over the channels of communication between the princes and the
British, the collection of duty on imports at state ports, and the existence
of numerous small states in Gujarat.
He then turns to British interference in the princes' affairs over the
issues of minority administration, maladministration, and succession to
princely thrones. Finally, he explores
the honours system of titles and salutes, which played a central role in
princely India. |
| Book |
| ISBN |
9788186921425
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| PUBLISHER |
DECENT BOOKS |
| Edition |
2007 |
| Language |
ENGLISH |
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