Many Ideas of Nationalism in India

Priorities and Challenges
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-03297-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 362 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 710 g

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the many visions of nationalism and nationalist leadership that emerged during India’s struggle for independence. The volume examines key nationalist thinkers such as Aurobindo, Gandhi, Tagore, Nazrul, Savarkar, and Ambedkar. It delineates different strands of nationalism in the post-moderate phase of nationalist movement and discusses political emancipation, social emancipation, and ethnic emancipation.

Accessibly written for students with a helpful overview of how nationalist thought emerged in India, this book will be of great interest to students of South Asian history and politics. It will also be helpful for civil service aspirants.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chakrabarty, Bidyut

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Nationalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part A 1. Aurobindo Ghose: ushering in a new era in Indian nationalism 2. Gandhi: reinventing the nationalist discourses Part B 3. Rabindranath Tagore: Humanizing Humanity 4. Nazrul Islam: redesigning community-conscious human existence Part C 5. VD Savarkar: transmogrifying the nationalist imagination 6. BR Ambedkar: reinforcing a nearly forgotten voice.Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Bidyut Chakrabarty, a former professor of Political Science at the University of Delhi (1998–2018), retired as a vice chancellor of Visva-Bharati, a university founded by the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Besides these appointments, he also taught at many universities across the world as a visiting professor. An expert on nationalist thought, Professor Chakrabarty has also contributed to the field of political science in general.