Nationalism in India – Past and Present

Irfan Habib

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Seagull Books London Ltd
06 December 2023

Nationalism

A persuasive redefinition of nationalism by one of the most eminent historians of India.

What makes a people living in a mere “geographical expression” a nation? From the French Revolution onwards, the word “nation” came to denote a people who wish to be collectively free. But free from what—colonial rule and inequality? Or religious and cultural diversity?

In this timely and succinct essay, Irfan Habib charts India’s struggle to consolidate a nationalist identity, to identify what it sought to be free from. Even as the colonial regime denied the very possibility of nationalism in the subcontinent, opposition to British rule fomented just such a sentiment. But resistance against colonial exploitation alone could not unify the Indian people. Internal inequalities—caste, poverty, religious bigotry—remained (and still remain) to be tackled.

By: Irfan Habib
Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 7mm, Width: 4mm,
ISBN: 9781803092812
ISBN 10: 1803092815
Pages: 76
Publication Date: 06 December 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Irfan Habib is professor emeritus in the Department of History at Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Nationalism in India – Past and Present

Irfan Habib

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