Amritsar 1919 : an empire of fear & the making of a massacre / Kim A. Wagner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wagner, Kim A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amritsar Massacre (Amritsar, India : 1919).

Amritsar Massacre, Amritsar, India, 1919.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.) : 30 b-w illus.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A powerful reassessment of a seminal moment in the history of India and the British Empire-the Amritsar Massacre-to mark its 100th anniversary The Amritsar Massacre of 1919 was a seminal moment in the history of the British Empire, yet it remains poorly understood. In this dramatic account, Kim A. Wagner details the perspectives of ordinary people and argues that General Dyer's order to open fire at Jallianwalla Bagh was an act of fear. Situating the massacre within the ";deep"; context of British colonial mentality and the local dynamics of Indian nationalism, Wagner provides a genuinely nuanced approach to the bloody history of the British Empire.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Plates and Maps

A Note on Spelling and Colonial Sources

Introduction: Amritsar 1919-2019

Acknowledgements

Prologue. Shadows of the Mutiny

1. Pool of Nectar

2. Rowlatt Satyagraha

3. Party of Anarchy (30 March-9 April)

4. Like Wildfire (10 April)

5. Tokens of Violence (10 April)

6. All Force Necessary (11 April)

7. A State of Rebellion (12 April)

8. Baisakhi (13 April)

9. Massacre (13 April)

10. Forces of Terror (14-30 April)

11. Testimony of Blood

12. A Piece of Inhumanity

13. Aftershocks

Conclusion. An Empire of Fear

Epilogue. Jallianwala Bagh

Glossary

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-313) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780300245462

0300245467

OCLC:

1085890739