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Massacre at Amritsar (Hardcover)
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Massacre at Amritsar (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Revivals
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First published in 1963, Massacre at Amritsar recreates the
terrible scene of the Jallianwala Bagh from the stories of
eyewitnesses and survivors. General Dyer's action at Amritsar on
April 13, 1919 flared up into one of the most heated political and
moral controversies of 20th century. Was he right in firing without
warning on the group which had gathered in defiance of his orders?
And in continuing to fire after they had started to disperse? Did
he thereby save Punjab from worse bloodshed, and all India,
perhaps, from a second Mutiny? Or did he commit a cold-blooded,
purposeless massacre, for which no excuse was possible? The Army,
which had condoned his act on his first explanation, could not
stomach his arrogant replies at the enquiry. The Government of
India described Dyer's act as 'monstrous.' And perhaps more than
any other single factor the massacre consolidated Indian opinion
behind the campaign for independence. Yet a large section of the
British public backed Dyer; a huge subscription was raised for him,
and the House of Lords exonerated him. This book examines the
circumstances that led up to the massacre and the deplorable
actions that followed it and offers a new solution to the enigma of
Dyer's mind, making it an important read for students of history,
South Asian studies, area studies and for the people of any
erstwhile colonized nation.
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