Colored Cosmopolitanism: The Shared Struggle for Freedom in the United States and India

by Nico Slate

Book Overview

A hidden history connects India and the United States, the world's two largest democracies. From the late nineteenth century through the 1960s, activists worked across borders of race and nation to push both countries toward achieving their democratic principles. At the heart of this shared struggle, African Americans and Indians forged bonds ranging from statements of sympathy to coordinated acts of solidarity. Within these two groups, certain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674979729
• ISBN13: 9780674979727
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 9.0"