Britain and Indian Nationalism: The Imprint of Amibiguity 1929-1942
On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of Indian independence Anthony Low examines anew the distinctive character of perhaps the most momentous struggle of the twentieth century. He shows how the struggle was conditioned by the ambiguity of the British position, determined to hold fast to their Indian empire yet reluctant to offer unyielding resistance to their nationalist opponents. Britain and Indian Nationalism makes a major contribution to the historiography of modern India, to Britain's relations with its empire, and to the history of decolonization in the twentieth century.
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Britain and Indian Nationalism: The Imprint of Amibiguity 1929-1942
On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of Indian independence Anthony Low examines anew the distinctive character of perhaps the most momentous struggle of the twentieth century. He shows how the struggle was conditioned by the ambiguity of the British position, determined to hold fast to their Indian empire yet reluctant to offer unyielding resistance to their nationalist opponents. Britain and Indian Nationalism makes a major contribution to the historiography of modern India, to Britain's relations with its empire, and to the history of decolonization in the twentieth century.
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Britain and Indian Nationalism: The Imprint of Amibiguity 1929-1942

Britain and Indian Nationalism: The Imprint of Amibiguity 1929-1942

by D. A. Low
Britain and Indian Nationalism: The Imprint of Amibiguity 1929-1942

Britain and Indian Nationalism: The Imprint of Amibiguity 1929-1942

by D. A. Low

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On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of Indian independence Anthony Low examines anew the distinctive character of perhaps the most momentous struggle of the twentieth century. He shows how the struggle was conditioned by the ambiguity of the British position, determined to hold fast to their Indian empire yet reluctant to offer unyielding resistance to their nationalist opponents. Britain and Indian Nationalism makes a major contribution to the historiography of modern India, to Britain's relations with its empire, and to the history of decolonization in the twentieth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521550178
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 09/18/1997
Pages: 378
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.98(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction: contemporary encounters; 2. Vortex debate: the Purna Swaraj decision 1929; 3. Holds barred: anatomy of a Satyagraha, Lucknow May 1930; 4. Peace with conflict: the Gandhi-Emerson talks, March-August 1931; 5. Thrust and parry: the Mahatma at bay 1932–3; 6. Which way ahead? Nehru and congress strategy 1936–7; 7. The spider's web: congress and provincial office 1937–9; 8. Working with the grain: Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and the antecedents to the Cripps Declaration 1942; Bibliographical notes; Index.
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