Conquering the maharajas demonstrates that the political and military clashes between the Indian and Pakistani governments and the princely states, a legacy of the layered sovereignty of British indirect rule in India, was a product of the competing ideas of state sovereignty leading up to and following the transfer of power in 1947. -- . Publisher: Manchester University Press Author(s): Harrison Akins Illustration(s): 5 Maps Number of pages: 304 Collection: Studies in Imperialism Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 162 x 242 x 22 Cover type: Hardback