To Raise a Fallen People : : The Nineteenth-Century Origins of Indian Views on International Politics / / Rahul Sagar.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
• VerfasserIn: Sagar, Rahul,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

To Raise a Fallen People brings to light pioneering writing on international politics from nineteenth-century India. Drawing on extensive archival research, it unearths essays, speeches, and pamphlets that address fundamental questions about India’s place in the world. In these texts, prominent public figures urge their compatriots to learn English and travel abroad to study, debate whether to boycott foreign goods, differ over British imperialism in Afghanistan and China, demand that foreign policy toward the Middle East and South Africa account for religious and ethnic bonds, and query whether to adopt Western values or champion their own civilizational ethos.Rahul Sagar’s detailed introduction contextualizes these documents and shows how they fostered competing visions of the role that India ought to play on the world stage. This landmark book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the sources of Indian conduct in international politics.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- EDITORIAL NOTE -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I Regaining Greatness -- Chapter One ENGLISH EDUCATION -- Chapter Two CROSSING THE SEAS -- PART II Critiques -- Chapter Three THE GREAT GAME -- Chapter Four THE EASTERN QUESTION -- Chapter Five FREE TRADE -- Chapter Six RACISM -- Chapter Seven THE OPIUM TRADE -- PART III The Great Debate -- Chapter Eight TO LEARN FROM THE WEST -- Chapter Nine TO TEACH THE WEST -- FURTHER READING -- INDEX