{"product_id":"state-community-and-neighbourhood-in-princely-north-india-c-19001950-9781349524112","title":"State Community and Neighbourhood in Princely North India C. 19001950","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan Copland's aim in this book is to explain why, during the colonial period, the erstwhile Indian 'princely' states experienced per capita significantly less Muslim-Sikh and Muslim-Hindu communal violence than the provinces of British India, and how the enviable situation of the states in this respect became eroded over time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART 1: INTRODUCTION Unmasking the Other Patterns of Riots The Problem The Argument PART 2: ISLANDS IN THE STORM A Question of Numbers The States as Backwaters Communitas Rajadharma Princes and Publics PART 3: METAMORPHOSIS Cracks in the Façade The Price of Progress The Coming of the Missionaries The Coming of the Politicians Unholy Alliances Rajadharma Revisited PART 4: THE FURTHER SHORES OF PARTITION Imperial Sunset Dreams and Conspiracies The Killing Fields The Price of Survival PART 5: THE NEW INDIA Bluster on the Right The Union Strikes Back Starting Over PART 6: CONCLUSION Communalism Revisited Legacies Bibliography","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742421746007,"sku":"9781349524112","price":40.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781349524112.jpg?v=1758384865","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/state-community-and-neighbourhood-in-princely-north-india-c-19001950-9781349524112","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}