India in Britain [electronic resource] : South Asian Networks and Connections, 1858-1950 /
Nasta, Susheila.author.
Nasta, Susheila.
Moving away from orthodox narratives of the Raj and British presence in India, this book examines the significance of the networks and connections that South Asians established on British soil. Looking at the period 1858-1950, it presents readings of cultural history and points to the urgent need to open up the parameters of this field of study.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""Foreword: The Importance of Strangers""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Zigzag Lines of Tentative Connection: Indianâ€?British Contacts in the Late Nineteenth Century""; ""2 Writing Empire, Fighting War: India, Great Britain and the First World War""; ""3 Tracing the Legacy of an Experimental Generation: Three Iconic Indian Travellers in 1890s London""; ""4 Forging Global Networks in the Imperial Era: Atiya Fyzee in Edwardian London""
""5 â€?A Mosque in London worthy of the tradition of Islam and worthy of the capital of the British Empireâ€?: The Struggle to Create Muslim Space, 1910â€?1944""""6 Crafting Connections: The India Society and the Formation of an Imperial Artistic Network in Early Twentieth- Century Britain""; ""7 Dialoguing with Empire: The Literary and Political Rhetoric of Sarojini Naidu""; ""8 â€?Best Sellersâ€?: India, Indians and the British Reading Public""; ""9 â€?A Flute of Praiseâ€?: Indian Theatre in Britain in the Early Twentieth Century""
""10 Calling from London, Talking to India: South Asian Networks at the BBC and the Case of G. V. Desani""""11 â€?Civilizing Sabu of Indiaâ€?: Redefining the White Manâ€?s Burden in Twentieth-Century Britain""; ""12 Connective Tissue: South Asians and the Making of Postcolonial Histories in Britain""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Moving away from orthodox narratives of the Raj and British presence in India, this book examines the significance of the networks and connections that South Asians established on British soil. Looking at the period 1858-1950, it presents readings of cultural history and points to the urgent need to open up the parameters of this field of study.
British literature.
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Literature—Philosophy.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Literature, Modern—19th century.
Fiction.
British and Irish Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.
Fiction.