Indian Liberalism between Nation and Empire - 9780367470326

Taylor & Francis

Indian Liberalism between Nation and EmpireThe Political Life of Gopal Krishna Gokhale\nAuthor(s): Elena Valdameri\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367470326, 978-0367470326\nSynopsis\nThis book analyses the political thought and practice of Gopal Krishna Gokhale [tel], preeminent liberal leader of the Indian National Congress who was able to give a global voice to the Indian cause.\n\nUsing liberalism, nationalism, cosmopolitanism and citizenship as the four main thematic foci, the book illuminates the entanglement of Gopal Krishna Gokhales political ideas and action with broader social, political and cultural developments within and beyond the Indian national frame. The author analyses Gokhales thinking on a range of issues such as nationhood, education, citizenship, modernity, caste, social service, cosmopolitanism and the womens question, which historians have either overlooked or inserted in a rigid nation-b.