The state during the British Raj : imperial government in South Asia, 1700-1947 - Niaz, Ilhan (2019)
Introduction -- The rise and fall of the house of Timur and the struggle for Timurid Imperial Succession -- The British Indian State and the emergence of civilian supremacy -- Civilian meritocracy and the higher bureaucracy in British India -- The Peace of the realm: law and order and the British empire in India -- Representation and the Raj: The origins and development of South Asian Colonial Democracy -- The Raj and the sovereign law in India -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-305) and index.
Keywords: British -- India -- History; India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.; India -- Politics and government -- 19th century; India -- Politics and governmen -- 18th century