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. |
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56 Kanpur's may be a rather dramatic instance but, in 1934 alone, troops worked
intensively to quell communal riots in Meerut, Banaras, Ghazipur, Kanpur and
Agra.57 In Meerut, a squadron of Indian cavalry had to disperse an angry crowd
of ...
56 Kanpur's may be a rather dramatic instance but, in 1934 alone, troops worked
intensively to quell communal riots in Meerut, Banaras, Ghazipur, Kanpur and
Agra.57 In Meerut, a squadron of Indian cavalry had to disperse an angry crowd
of ...
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Now, to curb communal strife, colonial officials further believed that it would be
more strategic to deploy British "other ranks", who could act impartially or
neutrally in what were obviously sensitive situations of religious conflict. This was
in ...
Now, to curb communal strife, colonial officials further believed that it would be
more strategic to deploy British "other ranks", who could act impartially or
neutrally in what were obviously sensitive situations of religious conflict. This was
in ...
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of the Congress, observed that "the ministry has done its best to be impartial in
communal matters".240 Yet he understood the League's predicament when he
noted that "the opposition [to the Congress ministry] is a permanent communal ...
of the Congress, observed that "the ministry has done its best to be impartial in
communal matters".240 Yet he understood the League's predicament when he
noted that "the opposition [to the Congress ministry] is a permanent communal ...
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Introduction | 3 |
The Framework of Pax Britannica in Uttar Pradesh | 39 |
The Institutions of the Colonial Heartland | 88 |
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