Indias Nonviolent Freedom Struggle - The Thomas Christians (15991799)

This book focuses on the Thomas Christians during the politically volatile period of 1599-1799. A groundbreaking book that offers a fresh perspective on the Indian freedom struggle and the study of Indian history, this book is an essential read for scholars of colonialism, anticolonial movements, and the history of India.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction: The Nonviolent Freedom Struggle; 2. Anticolonial Archives of the Sixteenth Century; 3. The Freedom Fighter as Heretic in the Seventeenth Century; 4. "We Are All Indians": National Discourse in the Eighteenth Century; 5. Conclusion: Nonviolent Decolonialism in Recent Times; Index

About the author

Clara A. B. Joseph is Professor of English and Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary, Canada. She is the author of The Agent in the Margin: Nayantara Sahgal's Gandhian Fiction (2008) and Christianity in India: The Anti-Colonial Turn (Routledge 2019).

Product details

• Authors: Clara A. B. (University of Calgary Joseph, Joseph Clara A. B.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032538679
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3253867-9
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Society & culture: general, India, Christianity, Colonialism & imperialism, History of Religion, Regional Studies, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Society and culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General