Bandyopadhyaya, Sekhara. creator text New Delhi Orient Longman c2004 monographic xix, 523 p. : maps ; 23 cm. 1. Transition of the Eighteenth Century 1.1 Decline of the Mughal empire -- 1.2 Emergence of the regional powers -- 1.3 Foundation of the British empire 2. British Empire in India 2.1 The imperial ideology -- 2.2 Parliament and the empire -- 2.3 Extracting land revenue -- 2.4 The apparatus of rule -- 2.5 Empire and economy 3. Early Indian Responses: Reform and Rebellion 3.1 Social and religious reforms -- 3.2 Peasant and tribal uprisings -- 3.3 The revolt of 1857 4. Emergence of Indian Nationalism 4.1 Historiography of Indian nationalism -- 4.2 Agrarian society and peasant discontent -- 4.3 The new middle class and the emergence of nationalism -- 4.4 Foundation of the Indian National Congress 5. Early Nationalism: Discontent and Dissension 5.1 The moderates and economic nationalism -- 5.2 Hindu revivalism and politics -- 5.3 The rise of extremism and the swadeshi movement -- 5.4 Muslim politics and the foundation of the Muslim League 6. The Age of Gandhian Politics 6.1 The carrots of limited self-government, 1909-19 -- 6.2 The arrival of Mahatma Gandhi -- 6.3 Khilafat and non-cooperation movements -- 6.4 Civil Disobedience movement -- 6.5 The act of 1935, "Paper Federation" and the princes 7. Many Voices of a Nation 7.1 Muslim alienation -- 7.2 Non-Brahman and dalit protest -- 7.3 Business and politics -- 7.4 Working class movements -- 7.5 Women's participation 8. Freedom with Partition 8.1 Quit India movement -- 8.2 The turbulent forties -- 8.3 Towards freedom with partition Sekhar Bandyopadhyay. Includes bibliographical references (p. [479]-513) and index. India Politics and government India History India History India Politics and government 954 BAN/F 8125025960 20260218154004.0