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People, Princes And Colonialism / Waltraud Ernst And Biswamoy Pati -- Colonial And Postcolonial Historiography And The Princely States: Relations Of Power And Rituals Of Legitimation / Hira Singh -- 'cruel, Oriental Despots': Representations In Nineteenth-century British Colonial Fiction, 1858-1900 / Indrani Sen -- Narcotrafficking, Princely Ingenuity And The Raj: The Subjugation Of The Sindia State, C. 1843-44 / Amar Farooqui -- The Agrarian System Of The Princely State Of Jammu And Kashmir: A Study Of Colonial Settlement Policies, 1860-1905 / Shakti Kak -- The Order Of Legitimacy: Princely Orissa, 1850-1947 / Biswamoy Pati -- Loyal Feudatories Or Depraved Despots?: The Deposition Of Princes In The Central India Agency, C. 1880-1947 / Fiona Groenhout -- 'hostages In Our Camp': Military Collaboration Between Princely India And The British Raj, C. 1880-1920 / Samiksha Sehrawat -- Historicizing Debates Over Women's Status In Islam: The Case Of Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam Of Bhopal / Siobhan Lambert-hurley -- The Maharana And The Bhils: The 'eki' Movement In Mewar, 1921-22 / Hari Sen -- Women's Hospitals And Midwives In Mysore, 1870-1920: Princely Or Colonial Medicine / Barbara N. Ramusack -- Public Health Administration In Princely Mysore: Tackling The Influenza Pandemic Of 1918 / T.v. Sekher -- Border Incidents, Internal Disorder And The Nizam's Claim For An Independent Hyderabad / Manjiri N. Kamat. Edited By Waltraud Ernst And Biswamoy Pati. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.