India's struggle for independence, 1857-1947 /

Chandra, Bipan.

India's struggle for independence, 1857-1947 / Bipan Chandra ... [et al.]. - New Delhi, India ; New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 1989. - 600 p. ; 22 cm.

First published in Viking by Penguin Books India 1988.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [529]-572) and index.

1.The First Major Challenge: The Revolt of 1857
2.Civil Rebellions and Tribal Uprisings
3.Peasant Movements and Uprisings after 1857
4.Foundation of the Congress: The Myth
5.Foundation of the Indian National Congress: The Reality
6.Socio-Religious Reforms and the National Awakening
7.An Economic Critique of Colonialism
8.The Fight to Secure Press Freedom
9.Propaganda in the Legislatures
10.The Swadeshi Movement
-1903-1908
11.The Split in the Congress and the Rise of Revolutionary Terrorism
12.World War I and Indian Nationalism: The Ghadar
13.The Home Rule Movement and Its Fallout
14.Gandhiji's Early Career and Activism
15.The Non-Cooperation Movement
-1920-1922
16.Peasant Movements and Nationalism in the 1920s
17.The Indian Working Class and the National Movement
18.The Struggles for Gurdwara Reform and Temple Entry
19.The Years of Stagnation
-Swarajists, No-Changers and Gandhiji
Contents note continued: 20.Bhagat Singh, Surya Sen and the Revolutionary Terrorists
21.The Gathering Storm
-1927-1929
22.Civil Disobedience
-1930-1932
23.From Karachi to Wardha: The Years from 1932-1934
24.The Rise of the Left-Wing
25.The Strategic Debate
-1934-1937
26.Twenty-eight Months of Congress Rule
27.Peasant Movements in the 1930s and '40s
28.The Freedom Struggle in Princely India
29.Indian Capitalists and the National Movement
30.The Development of a Nationalist Foreign Policy
31.The Rise and Growth of Communalism
32.Communalism
-The Liberal Phase
33.Jinnah, Golwalkar and Extreme Communalism
34.The Crisis at Tripuri to the Cripps Mission
35.The Quit India Movement and the INA
36.Post-War National Upsurge
37.Freedom and Partition
38.The Long-Term Strategy of the National Movement
39.The Indian National Movement: The Ideological Dimension.

India's struggle for independence is the first and most reliable study of India's epic struggle for freedom. This classic work begins with the abortive revolt against the british in 1857 and culminates in indian independence in 1947. Based on years of research as well as personal interviews with hundreds of freedom fighters, it presents a lucid and enduring view of the history of the period.

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Nationalism--History.--India


India--Politics and government--1857-1919.
India--Politics and government--1919-1947.

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