1st Edition

Thoughts on Indian Discontents (Routledge Revivals)

By Edwyn Bevan Copyright 1929
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1929, this title presents some reflections from one of the leading cultural commenters of his day, Edwyn Bevan, on the notoriously controversial subject of burgeoning Indian Nationalism during the twilight of the British Empire. Bevan’s analysis of the peculiarities, tensions and divisive issues of the Indian situation as it existed at the end of the 1920s is of particular... Read more

Preface;  1. Indian Unrest, The New Phase  2. The Burden of the Past  3. The Motives of the British  4. The Way Out of the Deadlock  5. The Essential Task  6. The Problem of Religion  7. Backward-Looking Nationalism  8. The Vision of What Might Be

Biography

Edwyn Bevan