Kingship and Colonialism in India’s Deccan 1850–1948

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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3. At the Edge of Empire

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4. Soldiers, Mercenaries, and Moneylenders

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5. Turbans, Titles, and Tigers: Symbols of Rulership

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6. The Court of Wards in Hyderabad

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7. The Death of Kings, the Birth of a Nation

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8. Conclusion

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9. Back Matter

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Rejecting simplified notions of 'civilizational clashes', this book argues for a new perspective on Hindu, Muslim, and colonial power relations in India. Using archival sources from London, Delhi, and Hyderabad, the book makes use of interviews, private family records and princely-colonial records uncovered outside of the archival repositories.

• colonialism
• death
• India

"Cohen has made a major contribution to South Indian history with this first book... Well researched and well written... Highly recommended." - CHOICE

BENJAMIN COHEN is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Utah, USA. He teaches courses on South Asia and Asian history.

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