This book examines the socio-economic factors in the rise and development of nationalism in the Tamil-speaking region of the Madras Presidency in India between 1858 and 1918. It analyses the dynamic interaction between socio-economic conditions and nationalism in Tamil Nadu by applying both historical methods of documentary analysis and a sociological perspective.
The volume looks at the advent of Western education and the role of Christian missionaries, the growth of the local press, socio-religious reform movements, decline of indigenous industries and the land revenue policies of the colonial government to arrive at a comprehensive portrait of the rise of nationalism in the Madras Presidency.
The volume is invaluable for scholars of colonial history and the Indian freedom movement in southern India.
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| Introduction |
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1 Western Education and the Rise of Nationalist Consciousness |
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2 The Press and the Advent of Nationalism |
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3 Socio-Religious Reform Movements and the Growth of Nationalism |
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4 The Decline of Indigenous Industries and the Rise of Nationalist Consciousness |
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5 Colonial Agrarian Policy and the Birth of Nationalist Awakening |
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| Bibliography |
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S. Ganeshram, who taught history for over two decades in S.R. Naidu College, Sattur, is now Registrar of Tamil University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.
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