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A governors' Raj : British administration during Lord Irwin's viceroyalty, 1926-1931 / Michael Fenwick Macnamara.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Macnamara, Michael Fenwick, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--Colonies.
- Great Britain.
- India--Politics and government--1919-1947.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (278 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi, India ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <p style=""text-align: justify;"">Reveals the influence and role of Provincial Governors in Vice-Regal policymaking, affecting administration and governance of British India!
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 - The Governors: Their Constitutional, Legal and Personal Standing; 2 - The Montford Reforms and Dyarchy; 3 - The Governors' Contributionto the Simon Commission; 4 - The Dominion Status Declaration and First Round Table Conference; 5 - Communal Tensions and the Detenu Issue; 6 - Communism, Terrorism and Countermeasures; 7 - The Challenge of Bardoli and Lessons Learnt; 8 - The Direct Challenge of Congress, Gandhi and the Civil Disobedience Movement; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Glossary; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 93-5328-883-5
- 93-5150-483-2
- 93-5150-207-4
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