The Indian National Congress: Centenary Hindsights

The Indian National Congress, India's most important political party, was founded in 1885. These papers, by leading historians and political scientists, address a wide range of topics concerning the Congress's history and function, including its affinities with the Italian Risorgimanto; its early links with British radicals; the role of women in the congress; its relationships with the Indian peasantry, merchant communities, and Hindu nationalist groups; its success in the Hindi belt; its acceptance of partition; Jinnah's link with the Congress; and its caste and regional composition.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195621425
• ISBN13: 9780195621426
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"