Haj to Utopia how the Ghadar movement charted global radicalism and attempted to overthrow the British empire
- Author/Creator:
- Ramnath, Maia, 1973-
- Publication/Creation:
- Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2011
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Haj to Utopia how the Ghadar movement charted global radicalism and attempted to overthrow the British empire / Maia Ramnath
- Series Titles:
- The California world history library ; no. 19
California world history library ; 19.
- Related/Included Titles:
- Front matter --
Contents --
Maps --
Acknowledgments --
Abbreviations --
Introduction --
1. "The Air of Freedom": Ghadar in America --
2. Our Name Is Our Work: The Syndicalist Ghadar --
3. Enemies of Enemies ... : The Nationalist Ghadar --
4. ... and Friends: The Republican Ghadar --
5. Toilers of the East: The Communist Ghadar --
6. "Dear Muhammedan Brothers": The Khilafatist Ghadar --
7. Lal Salaams: Ghadar and the Bolshevik Muhajirin --
Epilogue --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Hindustan Gadar Party--History--20th century
Nationalism--History--20th century
Social movements--History--20th century
Political activists--History--20th century
Social reformers--History--20th century
Revolutionaries--History--20th century
World politics--1900-1918
World politics--1919-1932
India--Politics and government--20th century
India--History--Autonomy and independence movements
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. "The Air of Freedom": Ghadar in America -- 2. Our Name Is Our Work: The Syndicalist Ghadar -- 3. Enemies of Enemies ... : The Nationalist Ghadar -- 4. ... and Friends: The Republican Ghadar -- 5. Toilers of the East: The Communist Ghadar -- 6. "Dear Muhammedan Brothers": The Khilafatist Ghadar -- 7. Lal Salaams: Ghadar and the Bolshevik Muhajirin -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
- Summary:
- In Haj to Utopia, Maia Ramnath tells the dramatic story of Ghadar, the Indian anticolonial movement that attempted overthrow of the British Empire. Founded by South Asian immigrants in California, Ghadar-which is translated as "mutiny"-quickly became a global presence in East Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and East Africa. Ramnath brings this epic struggle to life as she traces Ghadar's origins to the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, its establishment of headquarters in Berkeley, California, and its fostering by anarchists in London, Paris, and Berlin. Linking Britain's declaration of war on Germany in 1914 to Ghadar's declaration of war on Britain, Ramnath vividly recounts how 8,000 rebels were deployed from around the world to take up the battle in Hindustan. Haj to Utopia demonstrates how far-flung freedom fighters managed to articulate a radical new world order out of seemingly contradictory ideas.
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (343 p.)
- General Note:
- Description based upon print version of record.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936716711002486
- ISBN:
- 9786613520609
0-520-95039-9
1-280-10549-6 - OCLC Number:
- 774278955
848087636 - Other Identifiers:
- doi: 10.1525/9780520950399
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