- Description
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 325 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps.
- Summary
- The Amritsar Massacre of 1919 was a seminal moment in the history of the British Empire, yet it remains poorly understood. In this dramatic account, Kim A. Wagner details the perspectives of ordinary people and argues that General Dyer's order to open fire at Jallianwalla Bagh was an act of fear. Situating the massacre within the "deep" context of British colonial mentality and the local dynamics of Indian nationalism, Wagner provides a genuinely nuanced approach to the bloody history of the British Empire.
- Uniform Title
- Amritsar 1919 (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Amritsar 1919 (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-313) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Shadows of the mutiny -- Pool of nectar -- Rowlatt Satyagraha -- Party of anarchy (30 March-9 April) -- Like wildfire (10 April) -- Tokens of violence (10 April) -- All force necessary (11 April) -- A state of rebellion (12 April) -- Baisakhi (13 April) -- Massacre (13 April) -- Forces of terror (14-30 April) -- Testimony of blood -- A piece of inhumanity -- Aftershocks -- An empire of fear -- Jallianwala Bagh.
- LCCN
- 2018962167
- OCLC
- ssj0002151239
- Author
Wagner, Kim A.
- Title
Amritsar 1919 [electronic resource] : an empire of fear & the making of a massacre / Kim A. Wagner.
- Imprint
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-313) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Chronological Term
1919