Sovereignty, international law, and the princely states of colonial South Asia / Priyasha Saksena.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saksena, Priyasha, author.

Series:

History and theory of international law.

Oxford scholarship online.

History and theory of international law

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sovereignty--India--History--18th century.

Sovereignty.

Sovereignty--India--History--19th century.

Sovereignty--India--History--20th century.

Princes--India--History.

Princes.

India--Politics and government--1765-1947.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

What constitutes a sovereign state in the international legal sphere? This question has been central to international law for centuries. This book provides a compelling exploration of the history of sovereignty through an analysis of the jurisdictional politics involving a specific set of historical legal entities.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Chapter One Introduction

Chapter Two Setting the Stage: The Legal Construction of British Paramountcy

Chapter Three Jousting Over Jurisdiction: Sovereignty Debates in the Aftermath of the 1857 Rebellion

Chapter Four The Controversy Over Divisible Sovereignty: The Princes and the Indian States Committee

Chapter Five Political Negotiations: The Princes in the Federation Debates

Chapter Six Building the Nation: The Princely States in the Age of Decolonization

Chapter Seven Epilogue

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 26, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Saksena, Priyasha Sovereignty, International Law, and the Princely States of Colonial South Asia

ISBN:

0-19-195745-3

0-19-269177-5

0-19-269178-3

OCLC:

1379453810