Citizens of Everywhere - Indian Women, Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism, 19201952

This book traces the international careers of a cohort of extraordinary Indian women leaders during the final decades of colonial rule.

List of contents

Introduction: Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism and the Global Public Sphere; 1. The Cosmopolitan-Nationalism of Sarojini Naidu; 2. Suffrage; Solidarity; 3. Becoming Global Citizens; 4. Breaking America; 5. A Changing World Order?; 6. Defining Human Rights; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Dramatis Personae; Appendix 2: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Rosalind Parr is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of St Andrews, UK, where she teaches global and South Asian history.

Product details

• Authors: Rosalind Parr
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781108838146
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83814-6
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Global South Asians
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; History, History: specific events & topics, History of Ideas, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, 20th Century, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Women, India, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History: specific events and topics, Gender studies: women, General and world history, Gender studies: women and girls, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent)