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The state during the British Raj : imperial governance in South Asia, 1700-1947 / Ilhan Niaz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Niaz, Ilhan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.
- India.
- History.
- India--Politics and government--19th century.
- Politics and government.
- India--Politics and governmen--18th century.
- British--India--History.
- British.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 312 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-305) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199408535
- 019940853X
- OCLC:
- 1130326936
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