Gentlemanly terrorists : political violence and the colonial state in India, 1919-1947 /

In 'Gentlemanly Terrorists', Durba Ghosh uncovers the critical place of revolutionary terrorism in the colonial and postcolonial history of modern India. She reveals how so-called 'Bhadralok dacoits' used assassinations, bomb attacks, and armed robberies to accelerate the departu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ghosh, Durba, 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Series:Critical perspectives on empire.
Subjects:

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 i 4500
001 in00003901984
005 20171027094334.0
008 170608t20172017enka b 001 0 eng
010 |a  2017012147 
035 |a (OCoLC)ocn983113048 
040 |a DLC  |b eng  |e rda  |c DLC  |d YDX  |d ERASA  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCF  |d YDX  |d OCLCO  |d TLE  |d YUS  |d TFW  |d BTS  |d VT2  |d LOA  |d COD  |d MNU  |d OCLCQ 
019 |a 983159673  |a 983308850  |a 983364312  |a 983513785  |a 983681556 
020 |a 9781107186668  |q (hardcover  |q alkaline paper) 
020 |a 1107186668  |q (hardcover  |q alkaline paper) 
020 |a 9781316637388  |q (paperback) 
020 |a 1316637387  |q (paperback) 
024 8 |a 40027346565 
024 8 |a 40027490257 
035 |a (OCoLC)983113048 
042 |a pcc 
043 |a a-ii--- 
050 0 0 |a DS480.45  |b .G4526 2017 
082 0 0 |a 363.3250954/09041  |2 23 
049 |a TXAM 
100 1 |a Ghosh, Durba,  |d 1967-  |e author. 
245 1 0 |a Gentlemanly terrorists :  |b political violence and the colonial state in India, 1919-1947 /  |c Durba Ghosh, Cornell University, New York. 
264 1 |a Cambridge, United Kingdom ;  |a New York, NY :  |b Cambridge University Press,  |c 2017. 
264 4 |c ©2017 
300 |a xv, 275 pages ;  |c 23 cm. 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
490 1 |a Critical perspectives on empire 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction -- The reforms of 1919: Montagu-Chelmsford, the Rowlatt Act, Jails Commission, and the Royal Amnesty -- The history of revolutionary terrorism through autobiography -- After Chauri Chaura: the revival and repression of revolutionary terrorism -- After the Chittagong Armoury raid: revolutionary terrorism in the 1930s -- From political prisoner to security prisoner -- Revolutionary autobiographies: postcolonial tellings of nationalist history -- Conclusion. 
520 8 |a In 'Gentlemanly Terrorists', Durba Ghosh uncovers the critical place of revolutionary terrorism in the colonial and postcolonial history of modern India. She reveals how so-called 'Bhadralok dacoits' used assassinations, bomb attacks, and armed robberies to accelerate the departure of the British from India and how, in response, the colonial government effectively declared a state of emergency, suspending the rule of law and detaining hundreds of suspected terrorists. She charts how each measure of constitutional reform to expand Indian representation in 1919 and 1935 was accompanied by emergency legislation to suppress political activism by those considered a threat to the security of the state. Repressive legislation became increasingly seen as a necessary condition to British attempts to promote civic society and liberal governance in India. By placing political violence at the center of India's campaigns to win independence, this book reveals how terrorism shaped the modern nation-state in India. 
611 2 7 |a British Occupation of India (1765-1947)  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01352145 
650 0 |a National liberation movements  |z India  |x History  |y 20th century. 
650 0 |a Political violence  |z India  |x History  |y 20th century. 
650 0 |a Revolutionaries  |z India  |x History  |y 20th century. 
650 0 |a Nationalism  |z India  |x History  |y 20th century. 
651 0 |a India  |x History  |y British occupation, 1765-1947. 
651 0 |a India  |x Politics and government  |y 1919-1947. 
650 7 |a National liberation movements.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01033606 
650 7 |a Nationalism.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01033832 
650 7 |a Political violence.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01069902 
650 7 |a Politics and government.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 
650 7 |a Revolutionaries.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01096578 
651 7 |a India.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01210276 
648 7 |a 1765-1999  |2 fast 
655 7 |a History.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 
830 0 |a Critical perspectives on empire. 
945 |b 288029 
947 |a A14850145823 
994 |a 92  |b TXA 
948 |a Cataloged  |b h  |c 2017/10/27  |d c  |e LEverett 
999 f f |s e52c69ab-820c-3faa-b05b-be3c84b0fb36  |i 6c41ebc1-989c-3d8b-8c4f-b97e097863c3  |t 0 
952 f f |p normal  |a Texas A&M University  |b College Station  |c Sterling C. Evans Library  |d Evans: Library Stacks  |t 0  |e DS480.45 .G4526 2017  |h Library of Congress classification  |i unmediated -- volume  |m A14850145823 
998 f f |a DS480.45 .G4526 2017  |t 0  |l Evans: Library Stacks