Amritsar, 1919 : an empire of & and the making of a massacre
Wagner, Kim A.2019
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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. This is a powerful reassessment of a seminal moment in the history of India and the British Empire-the Amritsar Massacre-to mark its 100th anniversary.
Main title:
Amritsar, 1919 : an empire of & and the making of a massacre / Kim A. Wagner.
Author:
Wagner, Kim A., author
Imprint:
New Haven, CN : Yale University Press, 2019.©2019.
Collation:
xxvi, 325 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300200355 (hardback)
Dewey class:
954.0357
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
502923