Haj to Utopia - How the Ghadar Movement Charted Global Radicalism and Attempted to Overthrow the British Empire (Hardcover, New)

In "The Haj to Utopia," Maia Ramnath tells the dramatic story of Ghadar, the Indian anticolonial movement that attempted overthrow of the British Empire. Founded by South Asian immigrants in California, Ghadar--which is translated as "mutiny"--quickly became a global presence in East Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and East Africa. Ramnath brings this epic struggle to life as she traces Ghadar's origins to the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, its establishment of headquarters in Berkeley, California, and its fostering by anarchists in London, Paris, and Berlin. Linking Britain's declaration of war on Germany in 1914 to Ghadar's declaration of war on Britain, Ramnath vividly recounts how 8,000 rebels were deployed from around the world to take up the battle in Hindustan. "The Haj to Utopia" demonstrates how far-flung freedom fighters managed to articulate a radical new world order out of seemingly contradictory ideas.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	California World History Library, 19
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	December 2011
Authors:	Maia Ramnath
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	332
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-26954-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Nationalism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements Books > History > World history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-26954-3
Barcode:	9780520269545

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