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Amritsar 1919 : an empire of fear and the making of a massacre / Kim A. Wagner.
By: Wagner, Kim A [author.]
.Publisher: New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press. 2019Description: xxvi, 325 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : Illustrations (black and white), maps.Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780300200355.Other title: An empire of fear & the making of a massacre [Distinctive title].Subject(s): Amritsar Massacre, Amritsar, India, 1919 | British -- India -- History -- 20th century | India -- Politics and government -- 1857-1919 | India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 | Amritsar (India) -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 954.0357 Summary: "A powerful reassessment of a seminal moment in the history of India and the British Empire—the Amritsar Massacre—to mark its 100th anniversary. 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." -- Yale University Press site. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300200355/amritsar-1919
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 954.0357 WAG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 017207 |
"A powerful reassessment of a seminal moment in the history of India and the British Empire—the Amritsar Massacre—to mark its 100th anniversary. 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." -- Yale University Press site.