Showing Maharaja: The Spectacular Heritage of Princely India by Andrew Robinson
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In the annals of world history there are few more striking tales than those of Princely India. The Maharajas became bywords for excess, for lifetimes spent in extravagant expenditure and splendour on an almost unparalleled scale. This book captures the spectacle of their life-style.