The Ascendancy of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh

Gyanendra Pandey

Description

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.

A revised edition of the classic monograph, 'The Ascendancy of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh' investigates the social contradictions, class forces, and efforts at political organization and mobilization that lay behind the emergence of a powerful nationalist movement in Uttar Pradesh in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It also considers the concurrent emergence of Hindu–Muslim differences as a major factor affecting nationalist politics and the anti-colonial struggle in India.

Preface; List of Maps and Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; Uttar Pradesh after the First World War; The Congress Organization, 1920-1940; Spreading the Nationalist Message; The Alienation of the Muslims; Mass Mobilization; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Notes; Index

Sujets

• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Ideology
• History of Asia

Informations

• Publié par: Anthem Press
• Date de parution: 01 juillet 2002
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780857287625
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 24 Mo

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