Social Background of Indian Nationalism

Author: A R DesaiN S Rajaram/Publisher: Popular PrakashanYear: 1998Language: EnglishPages: 461ISBN/UPC (if available): 8171541526 DescriptionThis important study has a fascinating theme: Transformation of Indian society from a medieval to a modern society and resultant rise of Indian nationalism.The transformation of Indian society from a medieval to a modern basis during the last one hundred and fifty years and the resultant rise of Indian nationalism and the nationalist movement in its various forms, social, religious, economic, political and cultural, constitute a most fascinating theme for study for the students of Social Sciences and Indian History. This mighty movement of almost one-fifth of the human race has not only something of the grand and the dramatic in it, but has also a vital significance for the future of the humanity. This work has already earned for itself a valuable place in sociological literature. For understanding g the dynamics of Indian nationalism this volu