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 30
With the new emphasis on "history from below", attention moved from land
revenue systems and landlords to peasants and the rural poor, as reflected in the
works of Majid Hayat Siddiqi and Kapil Kumar.43 This interest was continued in
local ...
With the new emphasis on "history from below", attention moved from land
revenue systems and landlords to peasants and the rural poor, as reflected in the
works of Majid Hayat Siddiqi and Kapil Kumar.43 This interest was continued in
local ...
الصفحة 152
This forced colonial officials to depend mainly upon the influence of landlords
and rural elites to maintain a semblance of order in rural society. In the context of
UP the landlords were particularly important. They were regarded as the "bulwark
...
This forced colonial officials to depend mainly upon the influence of landlords
and rural elites to maintain a semblance of order in rural society. In the context of
UP the landlords were particularly important. They were regarded as the "bulwark
...
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In the General Rural (Single) and (Double) constituencies, the position of the
NAP was 17.25 per cent and 17.2 per cent, as compared to 68.58 per cent and
63.17 per cent of the Congress. 23 Not only was the Congress unable to win a
single ...
In the General Rural (Single) and (Double) constituencies, the position of the
NAP was 17.25 per cent and 17.2 per cent, as compared to 68.58 per cent and
63.17 per cent of the Congress. 23 Not only was the Congress unable to win a
single ...
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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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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