Leftism in India, 1917-1947 / Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rai Chowdhuri, Satyabrata, 1935-2016.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism--India--History.

Communism.

Social movements.

History.

Nationalism and communism.

India.

Nationalism and communism--India--History.

India--Politics and government--1919-1947.

Politics and government.

Right and left (Political science).

Social movements--India--History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 254 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave, 2007.

Summary:

Leftism in India, 1917-1947 provides a comprehensive account of the Leftist movements in India during the most decisive phase of the country's struggle for freedom and describes how they intergrated with the mainstream of the Indian freedom movement under the leadership of the Indian National Congress, guided by its supreme leader Mahatma Gandhi and his ideology of non-violence. This ideology directly opposed those who believed in Marxism-Leninism and, little wonder, their policies clashed at almost every stage of the freedom movement. These clashes gave rise to the dramatic developments which are vividly described in this work. Each such development has been highlighted in its proper context, analysed with scholarly objectivity and supported by primary source materials collected not only from the Indian National Archives but also from Berlin, Paris, London, Mexico, Moscow and Tashkent.

Contents:

1 Historical Background 1

2 Ideologies and Orientations 26

3 Communism in India 42

4 Growth of the Congress Left Wing 136

5 Labour and Peasant Movements 166

6 The Growth of Other Leftist Parties 196

Appraisal 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-246) and index.

ISBN:

9780230517165

0230517161

OCLC:

77831112

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