M. Christhu Doss

India after the 1857 Revolt (eBook, ePUB)

Decolonizing the Mind

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Produktbeschreibung

Doss critically examines the fundamental connections between colonial forms of knowledge, 'modernisation' and decolonisation in India after the first war of Indian independence of 1857. A compelling read for historians of modern India and of decolonisation and postcolonial movements worldwide.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000785111
• Artikelnr.: 65980804

Autorenporträt

M. Christhu Doss received his primary education from Tirunelveli Diocesan Trust Association (T.D.T.A.) Primary School (Kalungadi, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India), secondary education from Sankar Reddiyar Government Higher Secondary School (Nanguneri, Tirunelveli District), graduation from St. John's College (Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu), post-graduation from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (Tirunelveli) and Doctorate programme from the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi, India). He teaches history at Christ University, Bengaluru, India. His areas of academic research interest include modern South Asian history with a special focus on social, cultural and intellectual history of modern and contemporary India.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword



Preface



Acknowledgements



List of Abbreviations

1 Introduction: Colonialism, Culture and Decolonization



Locating the Roots of Culture and Nationalism in India

Culture, Power and Decolonization

Orientalists and Utilitarians: Black and White Divisions

Colonialism as a 'Civilizing' Mission

'Messengers' of Modernity

Revisionists and Rewriting of History

Dialogues, Negotiations and Contestations

Charter Act of 1813 and after

Decolonizing the Mind during and after 1857

Redemptive Nationalism: Mahatma Gandhi, Europeans and Americans

Subaltern Masses and Decolonization

Chapterization



2 First War of Indian Independence, Cultural Sensibilities and Roots of Decolonization



Fighting the Firangis



Expanding the Horizons of 'Moral Conquest'

1857 Revolt and the Issue of 'Cultural Contamination'



Cultural Sensitivities and Decolonization

3 Education, Forms of Knowledge and Trajectories of Decolonization



Contesting Cultural Imperialism

'Moral Effects' of English Education: Orientalists and Anglicists

Controversial Colonial Pedagogy

Education in Transition

Education, Knowledge and Power

National Education, Cultural Consciousness and Decolonization

Awakening Indians from Their 'Deep Slumber'



4 From 'Civilizing' Mission to Decolonization: European Gandhian Satyagrahis in India



Nonviolence, Sedition and Declaration of Guilt

Making of Gandhian Satyagrahis

Politics and Passive Resistance

Friends of India

Confronting Colonial Ideologies: Ideal Satyagrahis



5 American Gandhians and Nonviolent Redemptive Nationalism in India



Pacifists and Decolonization

Contesting the Claims of European Supremacy

Expanding the Horizons of Decolonization

Nonviolent Crusade against the Colonial Highhandedness

American Gandhians and Redemptive Nationalism



6 Sandwiched Patriots, De-Westernization and Struggle for Independence



Nationalist Christians and Anti-Colonial Sentiments

Indianization/Hinduization of Missionary Religion

Ashrams and Churchless Christianity

Sandwiched Patriots

Christian Nationalists and Their Fault Lines

De-Westernization and Struggle for Independence



Concluding Observations



Bibliography



Index

Rezensionen

"In Dr. Christhu Doss's book India After the 1857 Revolt: Decolonising the Mind, we are treated to a clear, sophisticated, and pioneering analysis of decolonization in the Indian context. Dr. Doss's insights are penetrating and fresh. He asks questions that are not often asked. He plunges into primary sources and emerges with renewed perspectives, most poignantly around issues concerning colonial Christian missionary agencies, conversion, political resistance, and historical problematization rooted in the famous 1857 revolt. It is a fascinating read that revisits some of the key characters of the late 19th and early 20th century-characters that surely shaped the future of India-such as Annie Besant and Mahatma Gandhi. Dr. Doss is at his very best when analyzing the complex relationship between Indian Christians, Western missionaries, and the emerging Indian independence from Britain. Dr. Doss successfully argues that Indian Christians were not fall-in-line supporters of British imperialism. Not at all. Rather, most Indian Christians were committed nationalists who challenged colonial hegemony. They worked for Indian independence, and an effective confluence of their beloved religion-Christianity-with their equally beloved motherland, India. I strongly recommend this book."---Dyron B. Daughrity, Professor of Religion, Pepperdine University in Malibu, California

"This book is a richly documented study of the intercultural interactions of quite different stakeholders in mid-nineteenth century colonial India, coming together in resisting colonial suppression and missionary efforts to turn India into a Christian space. It traces how the movement of decolonisation, erupting in the unsuccessful 1857 Revolt as a key moment, was then carried forward to the inevitable transfer of power in 1947. Chapters on educational inputs, the role of Indian nationalists, Western Gandhian missionary satyagrahis, and Indian Christian patriots in this movement are woven into an intriguing account that retains much contemporary relevance in ongoing decolonisation struggles, now within a globalised context."---Werner Menski, Emeritus Professor of South Asian Laws, SOAS, University of London, UK