India's non-violent freedom struggle

• Verfasst von: Joseph, Clara A. B. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: India's non-violent freedom struggle
• Titelzusatz: the Thomas Christians (1599-1799)
• Verf.angabe: Clara A. B. Joseph
• Verlagsort: London ; New York
• Verlag: Routledge
• Jahr: 2024
• Umfang: xvi, 164 Seiten
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Routledge studies in South Asian history
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-032-53868-6
• ISBN: 978-1-032-53867-9
• Schlagwörter: (g)Indien / (s)Thomaschristen / (s)Unabhängigkeitsbewegung / (s)Gewaltloser Widerstand / (z)Geschichte 1599-1799
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Joseph, Clara A. B: India's non-violent freedom struggle. - Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2023
• K10plus-PPN: 1852026685

Abstract

"India's Nonviolent Freedom Struggle 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. This 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, it considers how an account of a nonviolent struggle by Thomas Christians further complicates received ideas of the postcolonial nation. It 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 groundbreaking book that offers a fresh perspective on the Indian freedom struggle and the study of Indian history, this book is an essential read for scholars of colonialism, anticolonial movements, and the history of India"--