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100 1 _aNilanjana Sengupta
245 1 2 _aA Gentleman's Word :
_bthe legacy of Subhas Chandra Bose in Southeast Asia /
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew Delhi
_bFoundation Boos
_c2013
300 _a260
_bill. ;
_c21 cm.
500 _aFoundation Books/Cambridge University Press 0. Hardcover. Condition: New. The great Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose arrived in Singapore in 1943 to revitalize the Indian National Army (INA). Taking the opportunity of the Japanese occupation of parts of Southeast Asia, he launched armed struggle against British colonial rule in India. Two years later, that attempt failed at the eastern gates of India. Yet, it was a temporary failure because the INA helped set in motion a series of developments within India. These would culminate in its freedom in a further two years. Bose is a household name in India. He is remembered in Southeast Asia as well, particularly among Indians. However, while his contributions to India?s independence movement have been recorded exhaustively, less is known about the legacy that he left behind in Southeast Asia. This book seeks to fill that gap in the international understanding of a great Indian nationalist and pan-Asianist. It records how participation in the nationalist struggle invested Southeast Asian Indians with a rare sense of dignity and helped foster a mushrooming of militant trade unions, making it difficult for the returning British planters to perpetuate their control over what had been a docile workforce. The INA?s Rani of Jhansi movement proved to be a pioneering effort at drawing Southeast Asian Indian women out of their traditional roles and expectations. It inspired some of them to take up mainstream roles for the cause of equality and emancipation. The book will appeal to scholars of South East Asian and South Asian history. General readers interested in Subhas Chandra Bose and INA, and also India?s nationalist movement will find this book very useful. Contents Foreword by S. R. Nathan Message by K. Kesavapany Message by Joyce C. Lebra Preface Acknowledgements 1. A Journey: A Dream 2. An Outsider in the Crescent and a Trial for Treason 3. End of a War, Beginning of Others 4. We are the Multitudes 5. ?They Have Done Enough at Home?: Escape from the Shadows Bibliography Index Printed Pages: 316. Seller Inventory # 66481
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945.
650 0 _aNationalism
856 4 1 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy13pdf02/2012330132.html
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