1st Edition
Nationalism, Education and Migrant Identities The England-returned
By Sumita Mukherjee
Copyright 2010
192 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the role western-education and social standing played in the development of Indian nationalism in the early twentieth century. It highlights the influences that education abroad had on a significant proportion of the Indian population. A large number of Indian students - including key figures such as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Jawaharlal Nehru - took up... Read more
1. Introduction: The "England-Returned" 2. Indian Students in the UK (1900-1947) 3. Images of Britain, India and the "England-Returned" 4. The Social Interactions of the England-Returned 5. The Political Identities of the England-Returned 6. The Careers and Long-Term Impact of the England-Returned 7. Conclusion: The Future for the England-Returned. Notes. Bibliography. Index
Biography
Sumita Mukherjee is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford, UK, working on South Asian interactions with British life pre-1950.
