| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Prologue shadows of the mutiny -- Pool of nectar -- Rowlatt and Satyagraha -- Party of Anarchy -- Like Wildfire -- Tokens of violence -- All force necessary -- A state of rebellion -- Baisakhi -- Massacre -- Forces of terror -- Testimony of blood -- A piece of inhumanity -- Aftershocks -- Conclussion An empire of fear -- Epilogue Jallianwala Bagh |
| Summary |
The Amritsar Massacre of 1919 was a seminal moment in the history of the British Empire, yet it remains poorly understood. In this dramatic account, Kim A. Wagner details the perspectives of ordinary people and argues that General Dyer's order to open fire at Jallianwalla Bagh was an act of fear. Situating the massacre within the "deep" context of British colonial mentality and the local dynamics of Indian nationalism, Wagner provides a genuinely nuanced approach to the bloody history of the British Empire |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 06, 2019) |
| Subject |
Amritsar Massacre, Amritsar, India, 1919.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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India -- Amritsar
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780300245462 |
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0300245467 |
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