Indian Nationalism and the Early Congress

by John R. McLane

Book Overview

Tracing the history of the Indian National Congress from its founding in 1885 until about 1905, Professor McLane analyzes its efforts to build a national community and to obtain fundamental reforms from the British. In so doing, he extends our understanding of the dynamics of Indian pluralism.

In its first two decades of existence, the Congress failed to inspire sacrifices from its members or to attract Muslims or Indians without an English...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691607265
• ISBN13: 9780691607269
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"