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Genre/Form: | History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Kudaisya, Gyanesh. Region, nation, "heartland". New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2006 (OCoLC)654631669 |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Gyanesh Kudaisya |
ISBN: | 0761935193 9780761935193 0761935460 9780761935469 9788178296746 8178296748 9788178297033 8178297035 |
OCLC Number: | 70176799 |
Description: | xxvi, 471 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. |
Contents: | PrefacePART ONE: INTRODUCTIONIntroductionPART TWO: THE COLONIAL `HEARTLAND'The Framework of Pax Britannica in Uttar PradeshThe Institutions of the Colonial `HeartlandPART THREE: THE NATIONALIST `HEARTLAND'`Civil Disobedience' and `Civil Martial Law' in Uttar Pradesh, 1930-34The Congress Ministry and the Erosion of the Colonial Heartland 1937-39 Colonial Authority, War Years and TransitionPART FOUR: THE POST-COLONIAL `HEARTLAND'The Making of a `Regional' Post-Colonial Polity, 1947-1954ConclusionEpilogue: The "Republic" of Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh: A Political ChronologyBibliographyIndex |
Series Title: | Sage series in modern Indian history, 10. |
Responsibility: | Gyanesh Kudaisya. |
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Kudaisya's survey of literature and official documents is commendably meticulous. The epilogue, a political chronology, and biographical notes on key political figures, all serve as additional reference tools.... the book presents a valuable perspective on the political history of UP, and the vast literature on the subject, and as such, is a must read for students of modern Indian history and colonial/post-colonial politics in UP and on the subcontinent. -- Contributions to Indian Sociology Imaginatively written and drawing upon massive archival research, this book will be of considerable interest to scholars and students of modern history, political science and those with a serious interest in contemporary South Asia. -- Free Press Journal The book...is worth a read for any serious student of contemporary history and political science. The comprehensive political chronology, biographical notes of key political figures, glossary, detailed bibliography and index provided at the end are extremely helpful for both the uninitiated and those curious to know more. -- The Tribune Read more...

