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By the end of the twentieth century some nine million people of South Asian descent had left India, Bangladesh or Pakistan and settled in different parts of the world, forming a diverse and significant modern diaspora. In the early nineteenth century, many left reluctantly to seek economic opportunities which were lacking at home. This is the story of their often painful experiences in the diaspora, how they constructed new social communities overseas and how they maintained connections with the countries and the families they had left behind. It is a story compellingly told by one of the premier historians of modern South Asia, Judith Brown, whose particular knowledge of the diaspora in Britain and South Africa gives her insight as a commentator. This is a book which will have a broad appeal to general readers as well as to students of South Asian and colonial history, migration studies and sociology.
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The Cambridge companion to Gandhi
\"Even today, six decades after his assassination in January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi is still revered as the father of the Indian nation. His intellectual and moral legacy, encapsulated in works such as Hind Swaraj, as well as the example of his life and politics serve as an inspiration to human rights and peace movements, political activists, and students in classroom discussions throughout the world. This book, comprised of essays by renowned experts in the fields of Indian history and philosophy, traces Gandhi's extraordinary story. The first part of the book, the biography, explores his transformation from a small-town lawyer during his early life in South Africa into a skilled political activist and leader of civil resistance in India. The second part is devoted to Gandhi's key writings and his thinking on a broad range of topics, including religion, conflict, politics, and social relations. The final part reflects on Gandhi's image, how he has been portrayed in literature and film, and on his legacy in India, the West, and beyond\"--Provided by publisher.
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Windows into the Past
Judith M. Brown, one of the leading historians of South Asia,
provides an original and thought-provoking strategy for conducting
and presenting historical research in her latest book, Windows
into the Past . Brown looks at how varieties of \"life history\"
that focus on the lives of institutions and families, as well as
individuals, offer a broad and rich means of studying history. Her
distinctively creative approach differs from traditional historical
biography in that it explores a variety of \"life histories\" and
shows us how they become invaluable windows into the past.
Following her introduction, \"The Practice of History,\" Brown
opens windows on the history of South Asia. She begins with the
life history of an educational institution, Balliol College,
Oxford, and tracks the interrelationship between Britain and India
through the lives of the British and Indian men who were educated
there. She then demonstrates the significance of family life
history, showing that by observing patterns of family life over
several generations, it is possible to gain insight into the
experiences of groups of people who rarely left historical
documents about themselves, particularly South Asian women.
Finally, Brown uses the life history of two prominent individuals,
Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, to examine questions about the
nature of Indian nationalism and the emergent Indian state.
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Oxford History of the British Empire, The
The Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records. From the founding of colonies in North America and the West Indies in the seventeenth century to the reversion of Hong Kong to China at the end of the twentieth, British imperialism was a catalyst for far-reaching change. The Oxford History of the British Empire as a comprehensive study helps us to understand the end of Empire in relation to its beginning, the meaning of British imperialism for the ruled as well as for the rulers, and the significance of the British Empire as a theme in world history. Volume III of The Oxford History of the British Empire covers the long nineteenth century, from the achievement of American independence in the 1780s to the eve of world war in 1914. This was the period of Britain's greatest expansion as both empire-builder and dominant world power. The volume is divided into two parts.; The first contains thematic chapters, some focusing on Britain, others on areas at the imperial periphery, exploring those fundamental dynamics of British expansion whcih made imperial influence and rule possible. They also examine the economic, cultural, and institutional frameworks whcih gave shape to Britain's overseas empire. Part 2 is devoted to the principal areas of imperial activity overseas, including both white settler and tropical colonies. Chapters examine how British interests and imperial rule shaped individual regions' nineteenth-century political and socio-economic history. Themes dealt with include the economics of empire, imperial institutions, defence, technology, imperial and colonial cultures, science and exploration. Attention is given not only to the formal empire, from Australasia and the West Indies to India and the African colonies, but also
to China and Latin America, often regarded as central components of a British 'informal empire'.
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