India in the second world war : an emotional history /
In 1940s India, revolutionary and nationalistic feeling surged against colonial subjecthood and imperial war. Two-and-a-half million men from undivided India served the British during the Second World War, while 3 million civilians were killed by the war-induced Bengal Famine, and Indian National Ar...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Hurst & Company,
2023.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In 1940s India, revolutionary and nationalistic feeling surged against colonial subjecthood and imperial war. Two-and-a-half million men from undivided India served the British during the Second World War, while 3 million civilians were killed by the war-induced Bengal Famine, and Indian National Army soldiers fought against the British for Indian independence. This history shines a spotlight on emotions as a way of unearthing these troubled and contested experiences, exposing the personal as political. Diya Gupta draws upon photographs, letters, memoirs, novels, poetry and philosophical essays, in both English and Bengali languages, to weave a compelling tapestry of emotions felt by Indians in service and at home during the war. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (some color). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1805260758 9781805260752 9780197754702 0197754708 9780197756324 0197756328 |