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The First World War, anticolonialism and imperial authority in British India, 1914-1924 /

This book presents a multifaceted picture of Indian politics at a time when total war and resurgent anticolonial activism were reshaping assumptions about state power, culture and resistance.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roy Chowdhury, Sharmishtha (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, [2019]
Series:Empires in perspective.
Subjects:
India > Politics and government > 1919-1947.
World War, 1914-1918 > Political aspects > India.
Anti-imperialist movements > India > History > 20th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Iraq.
India > Relations > Middle East.
Middle East > Relations > India.
Landscapes > Political aspects > India > History > 20th century.
Travel > Political aspects > India > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • "Those long months in the hideous flat" : recasting Indian landscapes in Mesopotamia
  • Moderates and the Mother Goddess in Mesopotamia : the Bengali war effort
  • Reimagining the Indian landscape after Jallianwala Bagh, 1919
  • Conclusion: Homelands, holy lands, and official gardens of nationalism.