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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الصفحة 40
Further, what was perceived as order by one social group could be quite different
from that perceived by another group. Public order, then, must be understood not
as a universal category, but something that was specific to a context and ...
Further, what was perceived as order by one social group could be quite different
from that perceived by another group. Public order, then, must be understood not
as a universal category, but something that was specific to a context and ...
الصفحة 117
In Chapter 2 we have seen how the police in UP had a minimalist agenda of
maintaining public order. The mission of the police was largely geared to serving
the needs of public order rather than carrying out the routine work of preventing
and ...
In Chapter 2 we have seen how the police in UP had a minimalist agenda of
maintaining public order. The mission of the police was largely geared to serving
the needs of public order rather than carrying out the routine work of preventing
and ...
الصفحة 153
These methods and techniques were deployed with considerable effectiveness
by the Raj for the maintenance of public order in the cities throughout the 1920s
and 1930s. The Raj came under considerable political pressure however in
these ...
These methods and techniques were deployed with considerable effectiveness
by the Raj for the maintenance of public order in the cities throughout the 1920s
and 1930s. The Raj came under considerable political pressure however in
these ...
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المحتوى
Introduction | 3 |
The Framework of Pax Britannica in Uttar Pradesh | 39 |
The Institutions of the Colonial Heartland | 88 |
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طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
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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