British Policy Towards the Indian States (1982) examines the concept of indirect rule in terms of both its application and consequences in the princely states o

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

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

British Policy Towards the Indian States (1982) examines the concept of indirect rule in terms of both its application and consequences in the princely states o