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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136508803321

Autore

Krishna Kamini

Titolo

India mutiny to Mahatma and Swaraj : (a history of hundred years) / / Kamini Krishna, The University of Zambia, Lusaka School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi : , : Gyan, , 2016

ISBN

81-212-5169-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (122 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps

Soggetti

India History British occupation, 1765-1947

India Politics and government 1765-1947

India Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyrights -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Plates -- Preface -- 1. Europeans as Explorers -- 2. Indian Culture and Society before British Colonisationand Westernisation -- 3. The 1857 Revolt: Causes, Resistance and Aftermath -- 4. British Policy towards Indian Princely Statesand its Neighbouring Countries -- 5. The Rise of the Nationalist Movements by 1914 andWorld War One -- 6. Mahatma Gandhi and Emergence of Mass Politicsand Muslim India -- 7. World War Two and Struggle for Freedom -- 8. The Drive to Independence, Partition and Transferof Power 1939-47 -- 9. Fate of Princely States and Consolidation of India asa Nation -- 10. Debates on Economic and Social Alternatives -- 11. The Government of India -- 12. India under Jawaharlal Nehru:Democracy and Development -- 13. The Impact and Legacy of British Rule in India -- Bibliography and Notes -- Appendices.