India at war : the subcontinent and the Second World War /

"World War II was a global catastrophe. Far broader than just the critical struggle between Allies and Axis, its ramifications were felt throughout the world. It was a time of social relocation, reorienting ideas of patriotism and geographical attachment, and forcing the movement of people acro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Khan, Yasmin, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > India.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, East Indian.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > India.
Social change > India > History > 20th century.
War and society > India > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Inde.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > Inde.
Guerre et société > Inde > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th century.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Social aspects
Social change
Social conditions
War and society
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
India > History > 1919-1947.
India > Social conditions > 20th century.
Inde > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
India
Indien
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue
  • 1. An Empire Committed
  • 2. Peasants into Soldiers
  • 3. Into the Middle East and North Africa
  • 4. Free and Willing Human Beings
  • 5. Not a Paisa, Not a Man
  • 6. Bombed to Hell
  • 7. Money Coming, Money Coming
  • 8. An Empire Exposed
  • 9. Urban Panic
  • 10. The World at the Door
  • 11. Thirty Months Too Late
  • 12. Welcome to Bombay
  • 13. Plantations and Paddyfields
  • 14. Living Dangerously
  • 15. Scorched Earth
  • 16. The Cogs in a Watch
  • 17. Longing and Loss
  • 18. Catalyst of Change
  • 19. Man-a-Mile Road
  • 20. Insults and Discriminations
  • 21. Empires, Lost and Found
  • 22. Celebrations and Recriminations
  • 23. The Sepoy's Return
  • Chronology of Major Events
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Maps
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Glossary
  • Note on Sources.

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