Political Imaginaries in Twentieth-Century India
Political Imaginaries in Twentieth-Century India

Author: Mrinalini Sinha

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2022-01-13

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 1350239798

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This volume reconsiders India's 20th century though a specific focus on the concepts, conjunctures and currency of its distinct political imaginaries. Spanning the divide between independence and partition, it highlights recent historical debates that have sought to move away from a nation-centred mode of political history to a broader history of politics that considers the complex contexts within which different political imaginaries emerged in 20th century India. Representing the first attempt to grasp the shifting modes and meanings of the 'political' in India, this book explores forms of mass protest, radical women's politics, civil rights, democracy, national wealth and mobilization against the indentured-labor system, amongst other themes. In linking 'the political' to shifts in historical temporality, Political Imaginaries in 20th century India extends beyond the interdisciplinary arena of South Asian studies to cognate late colonial and post-colonial formations in the twentieth century and contribute to the 'political turn' in scholarship.

The Ascendancy of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh
The Ascendancy of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh

Author: Gyanendra Pandey

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1843310570

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Investigates the social contradictions, class forces and efforts at political organization that lay behind the powerful nationalist movement in Uttar Pradesh the 1920s and '30s.

Dictionary of Labour Biography
Dictionary of Labour Biography

Author: Joyce M. Bellamy

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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"The Dictionary of Labour Biography has an outstanding reputation as a reference work for the study of nineteenth- and twentieth-century British history. Volume XIII maintains this standard of original and thorough scholarship. Each entry is written by a specialist drawing on an array of primary and secondary sources. The biographical essays engage with recent historiographical developments in the field of labour history.The scope of the volume emphasises the ethnic and national diversity of the British labour movement, and the contribution of women and neglected political traditions. A number of entries highlight the complex interactions of progressive movements within the British Empire.The volume continues the coverage of Labour MPs who sided with Ramsay MacDonald in 1931, as well as of railway trade unionists." --Book Jacket.