Aeroplane and the Making of Modern India

Tracing the Indian state's engagement with aviation, both civil and military, from the Second World War to the nationalization of airlines in 1953, this book argues that aviation played a critical role in state formation in modern South Asia.

List of contents

• Acknowledgements


• List of Illustrations


• List of Tables


• List of Abbreviations


• Note on terminology and spellings


• Introduction


• 1: Indian Aviation and the Second World War


• 2: 'Ittehad Mein Shakti' (Strength in Unity): Aviation and the Partition of India 1946-47


• 3: War in Kashmir 1947-48


• 4: Of Princes and Planes: Aviation in the Indian States 1931-48


• 5: Towards Sovereign Skies: Aviation in Independent India 1948-53


• Conclusion


• Bibliography


• Glossary

About the author

Aashique Ahmed Iqbal is Assistant Professor of History at Krea University, India. He specializes in Modern South Asian History, and teaches courses on decolonization, revolutions, and Indian society. He has earlier taught at Shiv Nadar University.

Summary

Tracing the Indian state's engagement with aviation, both civil and military, from the Second World War to the nationalization of airlines in 1953, this book argues that aviation played a critical role in state formation in modern South Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Iqbal, Aashique Ahmed Iqbal, Dr Aashique Ahmed (Assistant Professor of H Iqbal, Dr Aashique Ahmed (Assistant Professor of History Iqbal
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2023
• EAN: 9780192864208
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286420-8
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Asia / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, India, Colonialism & imperialism, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, Aerospace & aviation technology, Aerospace and aviation technology