Naoroji - Pioneer of Indian Nationalism

Before Gandhi and Nehru, there was Dadabhai Naoroji. In the 1800s he called out British policies that immiserated and starved Indians and became the first-ever Indian member of Parliament. Disillusioned by efforts to work within the system, he later called for self-rule. Dinyar Patel's is the first comprehensive study of this nationalist pioneer.

About the author

Dinyar Patel is Assistant Professor of History at the S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai. He is also an Associate at the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University.

Summary

Before Gandhi and Nehru, there was Dadabhai Naoroji. In the 1800s he called out British policies that immiserated and starved Indians and became the first-ever Indian member of Parliament. Disillusioned by efforts to work within the system, he later called for self-rule. Dinyar Patel’s is the first comprehensive study of this nationalist pioneer.

Product details

• Authors: Dinyar Patel, Patel Dinyar
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9780674238206
• ISBN: 978-0-674-23820-6
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, India, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), Political science & theory, British & Irish history, Asian History, Political science and theory, Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY / Asia / South / General