{"product_id":"2462-the-making-of-a-nation","title":"The Making of a nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: B R Nanda\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1999\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 362\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8172233663\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA well-researched, comprehensive and readable book for both the general reader and the scholar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGandhi once described the Indian freedom struggle as a contest among three mighty forces: British Imperialism, Congress Nationalism and Muslim separatism.  It is on this contest that the book concentrates.  Drawing upon his work in the last four decades, the author has produced in this volume, an outline history of the struggle for Indian freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB R Nana writes with passion, never overlooking the demands of logical analysis.                                                                           - - The Pioneer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB R Nanda is an outstanding historian who has made important contributions to the history of the national movement.                                                                          - - Outlook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAny new book on Nationalism has to be taken seriously and Indians should be thankful to Nanda, doyen of historians, who has offered a rich narration of events and struggles leading to the freedom of India from British colonial rule.                                                                         - - The Hindu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eTHE REVOLT OF 1857 AND AFTER\u003cbr\u003eThe Mutiny\u003cbr\u003eCollapse of the Old Feudal Order\u003cbr\u003eEmergence of the Educated Elite\u003cbr\u003eImpact of the West\u003cbr\u003eAgarkar, the Rationalist\u003cbr\u003eVivekananda and the Resurgence of Hinduism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eINDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS : THE MODERATE ERA\u003cbr\u003eFoundation of the Indian National Congress\u003cbr\u003eDadabhai Naoroji\u003cbr\u003eAllan Octavian Hume\u003cbr\u003ePherozeshah Mehta\u003cbr\u003eGokhale and the Servants of India Society\u003cbr\u003eCongress in Decline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eTHE EXTREMIST CHALLENGE\u003cbr\u003ePartition of Bengal\u003cbr\u003eRift in the Congress\u003cbr\u003eBal Gangadhar Tilak\u003cbr\u003eSurat Congress\u003cbr\u003eAurobindo Ghose\u003cbr\u003eRise of Revolutionary Movement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eORIGINS OF MUSLIM SEPARATISM\u003cbr\u003eBurden of the Past\u003cbr\u003ePolitical Philosophy of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan\u003cbr\u003eThe Simla Deputation\u003cbr\u003eAnglo-Muslim Alliance\u003cbr\u003eSeparate Electorates : The thin end of the Wedge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003eTHE YEARS OF HOPE\u003cbr\u003eAnglo-Muslim Alliance under Strain\u003cbr\u003eLucknow Pact\u003cbr\u003eHome Rule movement\u003cbr\u003eEnd of the Moderate Era\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003eGANDHI ON THE PERIPHERY\u003cbr\u003eThe Hero from South Africa\u003cbr\u003eSplendid Isolation\u003cbr\u003eGandhi in Champaran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eGANDHI'S PLUNGE INTO POLITICS\u003cbr\u003eRowlatt Bills\u003cbr\u003eGandhi's 'Rise to Power'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003eNON-COOPERATION\u003cbr\u003eLeader of the Congress\u003cbr\u003e'Swaraj within a Year'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX\u003cbr\u003eTHE BRITISH RESPONSE\u003cbr\u003eFrom ridicule to Repression\u003cbr\u003eLord Reading's peace initiative\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X\u003cbr\u003eCHAURI CHAURA\u003cbr\u003eProblems of Mass Mobilization\u003cbr\u003eChauri Chaura and After\u003cbr\u003e'A Spent Bullet'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI\u003cbr\u003eBALANCE SHEET OF THE KHILAFAT MOVEMENT\u003cbr\u003eGandhi and the Khilafat\u003cbr\u003eThe End of a Dream\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII\u003cbr\u003ePRO-CHANGERS Vs NO-CHANGERS\u003cbr\u003eThe Swarajist Revolt\u003cbr\u003eCentral Legislative Assembly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII\u003cbr\u003ePOLITICAL REVIVAL\u003cbr\u003eGandhi in Retirement\u003cbr\u003eResurgence of Revolutionary Movement\u003cbr\u003eBardoli Satyagraha\u003cbr\u003eFrom Dominion Status to complete Independence\u003cbr\u003eLahore Congress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV\u003cbr\u003eCIVIL DISOBEDIENCE\u003cbr\u003eSalt Satyagraha\u003cbr\u003eGandhi-Irwin Pact\u003cbr\u003eRound Table Conference\u003cbr\u003e'Total war'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XV\u003cbr\u003eTWILIGHT YEARS\u003cbr\u003eThe Poona Pact\u003cbr\u003eGandhi Retires from Politics\u003cbr\u003eGandhi in Sevagram\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVI\u003cbr\u003eTHE CRISIS OF THE CONGRESS PARTY\u003cbr\u003eGandhi and Nehru\u003cbr\u003eThe Socialist Challenge\u003cbr\u003eCongress and the Capitalists\u003cbr\u003eSubhas Chandra Bose : Parting of the Ways\u003cbr\u003ePeople's Movements in the Princely States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVII\u003cbr\u003eCONGRESS IN OFFICE (1937-39)\u003cbr\u003eCongress Ministries in the Provinces\u003cbr\u003eNegotiations for Congress-League Coalition Ministries\u003cbr\u003eGandhi and the Congress Ministries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 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