India’s Nonviolent Freedom Struggle: The Thomas Christians (1599–1799)

di Clara A. B. Joseph (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023

India’s Nonviolent Freedom Struggle is a groundbreaking book that offers a fresh perspective on the Indian freedom struggle. It focuses on the Thomas Christians, a group of Christians in South India who waged a nonviolent struggle against European colonization during the politically volatile period of 1599–1799. The book has three related objectives and unique characteristics. First, it offers a comprehensive study of primary sources that scholars have referenced but rarely studied in depth. Second, it argues that the Thomas Christian narratives provide a unique position to challenge prevalent estimations found in canonical and postcolonial critical discourse on the nation. Third, the book considers how an account of a nonviolent struggle by Thomas Christians further complicates received ideas of the postcolonial nation. The book sheds light on the often-overlooked contributions of the Thomas Christians in India’s nonviolent freedom struggle and challenges readers to reimagine the complex and often contentious relationship between colonizers and colonized. A unique contribution to the study of Indian history, this book is an essential read for scholars of colonialism, anticolonial movements, and the history of India.

• Autore: Clara A. B. Joseph
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Studies in South Asian History
• Anno: 2023
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 164 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 489 gr.
• EAN: 9781032538686

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