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The state during the British Raj : imperial governance in south Asia, 1700-1947 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Niaz, Ilhan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Karachi : Oxford University Press, [2019].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
British > India > History.
India > Politics and government > 19th century.
India > Politics and government > 18th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The rise and fall of the house of Timur and the struggle for Timurid imperial succession
  • The British Indian state and the emergence of civilian supremacy
  • Civilian meritocracy and the higher bureaucracy in British India
  • The peace of the realm: law and order and the British empire in India
  • Representation and the Raj: The origins and development of South Asian colonial democracy
  • The Raj and the sovereign law in India
  • Conclusion.