The Ascendancy of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh (South Asian Studies Series): Class, Community and Nation in Northern India, 1920-1940

A revised edition of the classic monograph, 'The Ascendancy of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh' investigates the social contradictions, class forces, and efforts at political organization and mobilization that lay behind the emergence of a powerful nationalist movement in Uttar Pradesh in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It also considers the concurrent emergence of Hindu–Muslim differences as a major factor affecting nationalist politics and the anti-colonial struggle in India. Dedication 6 Contents 8 Preface 10 List of Maps and Tables 16 Abbreviations 18 1 Introduction 20 2 Uttar Pradesh after the First World War 28 3 The Congress Organization, 1920–40 44 4 Spreading the Nationalist Message 80 5 The Alienation of the Muslims 114 6 Mass Mobilization 150 7 Conclusion 192 Glossary 208 Notes 210 Select Bibliography 240 Index 250

Investigates the social contradictions, class forces and efforts at political organization that lay behind the powerful nationalist movement in Uttar Pradesh the 1920s and '30s.