Revolutionary Pamphlets, Propaganda and Political Culture in Colonial BengalPamphlets have usually been regarded as ephemeral literature with little permanent impact. This work demonstrates the historical value of this genre of political literature. The propaganda pamphlets help historians place a finger on the pulse of an extraordinarily important historical period when new ideas concerning the nation-state, the rights of the governed and forms of political protest complicated the political scene and opened up new fronts of conflict between the colonial state and the colonized subjects. This study devises innovative approaches to reading these pamphlets and generates new insights into the world of the pamphleteers thus providing the readers with a more nuanced understanding of the politics and political culture of early twentieth-century Bengal. In the process, the book makes an important contribution to the historical controversies that the politics of this period has generated among scholars of Indian nationalism. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
1 The Origins of an Idea 190518 | 23 |
Constructing a Nation | 57 |
3 Legitimizing Violence | 87 |
State Repression of Revolutionary Pamphlets | 124 |
An Identity Forged in Battle | 157 |
Conclusion | 189 |
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acts Anandamath Anushilan Samiti Aurobindo Ghose Bande Mataram Bankim Bankimchandra Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay Barin Ghose bhadralok Bharat pamphlet beginning Bhupendranath Dutt Bipin Chandra Pal Bomb Calcutta Police Museum Chandra colonial rule Dacca Delhi Desher dharma discourse dissemination early twentieth century Eastern Bengal extremist Gita Government of Bengal Hemchandra Qanungo Hindu Home Department Ibid idea ideology independence Indian nation Jugantar pamphlet Kolkata koriya language large numbers legitimate literature Malda Maniktala Mohendra mother motherland movement in Bengal Muslims Nabin official English translation pamphlet propaganda pamphlet titled patriots political culture printed public opinion public sphere published religion religious revolution revolutionary movement revolutionary nationalist movement revolutionary pamphlets revolutionary propaganda revolutionary terrorism revolutionary terrorists rhetoric rulers sacrifice Sandhya Sarkar seditious seditious pamphlets swadeshi movement Swadhin Bharat leaflet Swadhin Bharat pamphlet Swadhinata Terrorism in Bengal twentieth century Bengal Vande Mataram vernacular violence Vivekananda WBSA WBSA-IB West Bengal writings