Chiefs and Leading Families in Rajputana

Chiefs and Leading Families in Rajputana
Author: C. S. Bayley
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2004
Genre: Rajasthan (India)
ISBN: 8120610660

A Reprint Of The Work Originally Published In 1894. Covers The States Of Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kishangarh, Udaipur, Durgapur, Pratapgarh, Shahpura, Bundi, Kotah, Kalauli, Jaipur, Alwar, Jhalwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Ajmer.

Princely India and the British

Princely India and the British
Author: Caroline Keen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2012-09-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 0857721909

In the latter part of the nineteenth century,the royal status of Indian princes was under threat in what became a critical period of transition from traditional to imperial rule.Weakened by treaties concluded with the British earlier in the century,the rulers were subject to a concentrated campaign by British officials to turn palace life into a westernised construct of morality,rules and regulations.Young heirs to the throne were exposed to a western education to encourage their enthusiasm for changes in the princely environment.At the same time bureaucracies constructed on the British Indian model were introduced to promote'good government'.In many cases,royal practice and authority were sacrificed in the urgency to install efficient and accountable methods of administration.Adult rulers were frequently sidelined in the intricacies of state politics and the traditional princely power base was steadily eroded. Using the framework of a princely life-cycle,this book evaluates British policy towards the princes during the period 1858-1909. Within this framework Caroline Keen examines disputed successions to Indian thrones,the reaction of young rulers to a western education, princely marriages and the empowerment of royal women,the administration of states,and efforts to alter court hierarchy and ritual to conform to strict British bureaucratic guidelines.A recurring theme is the frequently incompatible relationship between British officials posted to the states and their superiors within the Government of India. Rarely examined archival material is used to provide a detailed analysis of policy-making which deals with British procedure at all levels of officialdom. For scholars and researchers of South Asian and British imperial history this book casts new light upon a highly significant phase of imperial development and makes a major contribution to the understanding of the operation of indirect rule under the Raj.

The Statesman's Year-Book

The Statesman's Year-Book
Author: John Scott-Keltie
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 1521
Release: 2016-12-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230270557

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds
Author: DeWitt C. Ellinwood
Publisher: University Press of America
Total Pages: 698
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780761831136

Diary of Amar Singh with annotations, commentary, and introduction by DeWitt C. Ellinwood, Jr.

The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Poll-Reeves

The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Poll-Reeves
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1012
Release: 1911
Genre: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN:

"The last great work of the age of reason, the final instance when all human knowledge could be presented with a single point of view ... Unabashed optimism, and unabashed racism, pervades many entries in the 11th, and provide its defining characteristics ... Despite its occasional ugliness, the reputation of the 11th persists today because of the staggering depth of knowledge contained with its volumes. It is especially strong in its biographical entries. These delve deeply into the history of men and women prominent in their eras who have since been largely forgotten - except by the historians, scholars"-- The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2012/apr/10/encyclopedia-britannica-11th-edition.