Amritsar, 1919 an empire of fear & the making of a massacre
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 fea...
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| Language: | English |
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New Haven
Yale University Press
[2019], 2019
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| Collection: | JSTOR Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Prologue shadows of the mutiny
- Pool of nectar
- Rowlatt and Satyagraha
- Party of Anarchy
- Like Wildfire
- Tokens of violence
- All force necessary
- A state of rebellion
- Baisakhi
- Massacre
- Forces of terror
- Testimony of blood
- A piece of inhumanity
- Aftershocks
- Conclussion An empire of fear
- Epilogue Jallianwala Bagh
- Includes bibliographical references and index