Region, nation, "heartland": Uttar Pradesh in India's body-politicThis book traces the importance of Uttar Pradesh as a political "heartland" of India over the last century and highlights its influence on Indian politics. It unravels the historical processes and divergent traditions that have shaped this region. In unraveling this constructed identity of the state, this book analyzes the transformation that UP experienced as a "region" within India in the late colonial and post-colonial periods. Divided into four sections, the book discusses the construction of the state under three identity categories:
Based on intensive research, this book would be of interest to students of modern history and political science as also for those interested in issues related to development in contemporary South Asia. |
من داخل الكتاب
النتائج 1-3 من 69
الصفحة 89
Colonial officials perceived the "internal security" functions of the army as
absolutely vital; whether and to what degree the Raj could uphold its authority
depended on how well the army performed these tasks.2 Indeed, the Indian army
...
Colonial officials perceived the "internal security" functions of the army as
absolutely vital; whether and to what degree the Raj could uphold its authority
depended on how well the army performed these tasks.2 Indeed, the Indian army
...
الصفحة 110
Given the practised systems of "stand to" and garrison marches, the army
succeeded in inflating the power of the Raj, often out of nothing at all! Calculating
Risks and Apportioning Resources Changes in the army's internal security
functions ...
Given the practised systems of "stand to" and garrison marches, the army
succeeded in inflating the power of the Raj, often out of nothing at all! Calculating
Risks and Apportioning Resources Changes in the army's internal security
functions ...
الصفحة 289
The army's function of aiding civil power and maintaining internal security was
now accorded a lower priority. Instead military planners, both in London and New
Delhi, were keen to delegate the army's internal security duties to provincial ...
The army's function of aiding civil power and maintaining internal security was
now accorded a lower priority. Instead military planners, both in London and New
Delhi, were keen to delegate the army's internal security duties to provincial ...
ما يقوله الناس - كتابة مراجعة
لم نعثر على أي مراجعات في الأماكن المعتادة.
المحتوى
Introduction | 3 |
The Framework of Pax Britannica in Uttar Pradesh | 39 |
The Institutions of the Colonial Heartland | 88 |
حقوق النشر | |
10 من الأقسام الأخرى غير ظاهرة
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
activities Administration Agra agrarian Allahabad April areas army arrested Awadh Banaras battalions British cantonment cent centre challenge Chandra chaukidars Chauri Chaura Chhatari chief minister cities Civil Disobedience cognizable colonial authority colonial officials communal Congress Committee Congress ministry Congressmen constituted context crime criminal law cultural declared Delhi demand district officers enforcement flag Gandhi Gorakhpur governor Haig Papers Haig to Linlithgow Hallett Papers Hallett to Linlithgow heartland Hindi Hindu Ibid instance internal security jail Kanpur Kumbh landlords large number law and order leaders Linlithgow to Haig Lucknow March Meerut military mobilization Muslim League National nationalist Nehru offences organized Oudh overall Pant party Peter Reeves policemen political postcolonial prisoners propaganda prosecution public order Quit India movement Raj's regional release rent Report riots ritual rural Sabha satyagraha secretary Singh situation taluqdars took towns troops United Provinces UP's UPLAD UPLC urban Urdu Uttar Pradesh village zamindars