Sikhs, swamis, students, and spies : the India lobby in the United States, 1900-1946 /

This book is a fascinating history of the India lobby in America in the pre-independence era - a little known chapter in the history of modern India. It documents the travails of early Indian migrants to North America and Canada from the beginning of the 20th century to the end of World War II. It c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gould, Harold A. (Harold Alton), 1926-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2006.
Temas:
1900-1999
Geschichte 1900-1946.
Lobbying > United States > History > 20th century.
East Indian Americans > Politics and government > 20th century.
Lobbying > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Lobbying
Lobbyismus
Inder
United States
USA
Inder.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Drew Pearson affair
  • The Yankee traders
  • The early pioneers
  • The politicization of Punjabi immigration
  • Intensification of community awareness
  • Ghadr
  • From Taraknath Das to Lajpat Rai
  • Let the lobbying begin!
  • The propaganda wars
  • "Deep Throat" and the "Washington merry-go-round"
  • The final challenge
  • Aftermath.

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