Although the princes of India have been caricatured as oriental despots and British stooges, Barbara Ramusack's study argues that the British did not create the

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 th

"This book makes a case for the unprecedented violence in India's immediate postcolonization and argues that it played a crucial role in institutional and const

How can we explain the establishment and longevity of British rule in India without recourse to the clichés of "imperial" versus "nationalist" interpretations?

A fascinating study of the role played by the Indian princes in the devolution of British colonial power.