Indian National Congress and the struggle for freedom, 1885-1947 / Amales Tripathi ; translated from Bengali by Amitava Tripathi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tripathi, Amales, 1921- author.

Standardized Title:

Svādhīnatā saṃgrāme Bhāratera Jātīẏa Kaṃgresa. English

Language:

Bengali

English

Subjects (All):

Indian National Congress--History.

Indian National Congress.

Nationalism--India--History.

Nationalism.

History.

India.

India--Politics and government--1765-1947.

Politics and government.

Political science.

Local Subjects:

Indian National Congress.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 621 pages : 2 folded maps ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

Translated from the Bengali.

Summary:

This volume presents an analytical history of India's struggle for freedom and the role played in it by the Indian National Congress. Drawing on statistical analysis and exhaustive research, it provides a comprehensive account of the Independence movement, encompassing events such as the extremist-moderate split in the Congress, Morley-Minto reforms, Round Table Conferences, the Quit India Movement, and the Partition.

Contents:

1 The First Phase (1885-1907): From the Founding of the Congress to the Extremist-Moderate Split 1

2 The Second Phase (1907-1930): From the Morley-Minto Reforms to the Salt March 50

3 The Third Phase (1930-1943): From the Round Table Conferences to the 'Quit India' Movement 186

4 The Fourth Phase (1943-1947): From Wavell to Mountbatten-The Road to Independence and Partition 363.

Notes:

Originally published in Bengali as Swadhinata Sangrame Bharater Jatiya Congress (1885-1947) in 1990.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 587-599) and index.

ISBN:

9780198090557

0198090552

OCLC:

893721656