Aashique Ahmed Iqbal

The Aeroplane and the Making of Modern India

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Produktbeschreibung

Tracing the Indian state's engagement with aviation, both civil and military, from the Second World War to the nationalization of airlines in 1953, this book argues that aviation played a critical role in state formation in modern South Asia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780192864208
• ISBN-10: 0192864203
• Artikelnr.: 67714440

Autorenporträt

Aashique Ahmed Iqbal is Assistant Professor of History at Krea University, India. He specializes in Modern South Asian History, and teaches courses on decolonization, revolutions, and Indian society. He has earlier taught at Shiv Nadar University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Note on terminology and spellings
Introduction
1: Indian Aviation and the Second World War
2: 'Ittehad Mein Shakti' (Strength in Unity): Aviation and the Partition of India 1946-47
3: War in Kashmir 1947-48
4: Of Princes and Planes: Aviation in the Indian States 1931-48
5: Towards Sovereign Skies: Aviation in Independent India 1948-53
Conclusion
Bibliography
Glossary