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India’s Princely States covered nearly 40 per cent of the Indian subcontinent at the time of Indian independence, and they collapsed after the departure of the British. This book provides a chronological analysis of the Princely State in colonial times and its post-colonial legacies. Focusing on one of the largest and most important of these states, the Princely State of Mysore, it offers a novel interpretation and thorough investigation of the relationship of king and subject in South Asia. The book argues that the denial of political and economic power to the king, especially after 1831 when direct British control was imposed over the state administration in Mysore, was paralleled by a c...
This is an invaluable collection for scholars working on the princely states of India due to abundance of sources consulted and broad coverage of the subject It includes contributions by authors from Europe/UK, India and North America. Both editors are highly regarded and well reputed scholars. Most contributors are well known researchers in their field It will be of interest to scholarly community in Europe/UK, North America, Asia and Australia where Indian History and Politics is taught
Part of the Provincial Geography of India series, this 1913 volume, concentrates on Madras, Mysore, Coorg, and other associated states.
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Psychiatric provision at Trivandrum in the early twentieth century -- Formal classification and treatment of patients -- Institutional trends and statistics -- The Orissan states - "something rotten somewhere"--Conclusion -- Index
The Focus Of The Study Is On Administrative Integration Of Kerala. It Has 2 Parts - Part I Relates To The Princely States Under The British And The Princely States After Independence. The Second Part - Administrative Integration Of Kerala - Has 7 Chapters - Bibliography - And Index.
Does Indian civilization have the capacity to change or has it been static? The impression of this civilization as an unchanging one has been revised today. Conflict-tension processes in a complex heterogeneous civilization like that of India are equally important and require in-depth studies along with investigating the continuity of tradition. It is in this context that protest, dissent and reform movements have also played a critical role and facilitated adjustments to changing social realities over the centuries. From time to time alternate systems to the accepted ideological or normative patterns have been suggested. Apparently many of these movements were religious in nature, but the s...