Nationalism, Education and Migrant Identities - The England-Returned

Informationen zum Autor Sumita Mukherjee is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford, UK, working on South Asian interactions with British life pre-1950. Klappentext This book examines the role western-education and social standing played in the development of Indian nationalism in the early twentieth century. It highlights the influences that education abroad had on a significant proportion of the Indian population. A large number of Indian students - including key figures such as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Jawaharlal Nehru - took up prominent positions in government service, industry or political movements after having spent their student years in Britain before the Second World War. Having reaped the benefits of the British educational system, they spearheaded movements in India that sought to gain independence from British rule. The author analyses the long-term impact of this short-term migration on Britain, South Asia and Empire and deals with issues of migrant identities and the ways in which travel shaped ideas about the 'Self' and 'Home'. Through this study of the England-Returned, attention is drawn to contemporary concerns about the politicisation of foreign students and the antecedents of the growing South Asian student population in the USA and Europe today, as well as of Britain's growing South Asian diaspora. Zusammenfassung This book examines the issues of migrant identities and the ways in which travel shaped ideas about the ‘Self’ and ‘Home’. It focuses on the education and experiences of Indian students at British Universities in the early twentieth century and the lasting impact it had on the Indian subcontinent. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: The "England-Returned" 2. Indian Students in the UK (1900-1947) 3. Images of Britain, India and the "England-Returned" 4. The Social Interactions of the England-Returned 5. The Political Identities of the England-Returned 6. The Careers and Long-Term Impact of the England-Returned 7. Conclusion: The Future for the England-Returned. Notes. Bibliography. Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Sumita Mukherjee, Mukherjee Sumita
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2011
• EAN: 9780415502047
• ISBN: 978-0-415-50204-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian History; Routledge Studies in South Asian History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Nationalism, India, Colonialism & imperialism, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Migration, immigration & emigration, Regional Studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Regional Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General