India in the Crucible – C. S. Ranga Iyer (1928) (1st ed)

S$47.00

India in the Crucible – C. S. Ranga Iyer (1928) (1st ed)

S$47.00

Title: India in the Crucible

Author: C. S. Ranga Iyer

Publisher: Selwyn and Blount, London. No date, research reveals it to be 1928. First edition.

Condition: Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library book with library stickers and markings to endpaper and stamps here and there. Binding tight, text unmarked. Slight foxing. 336pp., app 7″ by 5″.

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Contents:

Part 1: The Simon Commission

British Liberals and Indian Reforms
Misunderstandings and Misconceptions
The Viceroy’s Announcement
Parliament on the Commission
The Boycott
The Olive Branch

Part 2: The Reforms at Work

Dyarchy
The Ministers’ Confessions
The Permanent Services
The Depressed Classes
The Awakening of the Peasants

Part 3: The Future

Provincial Autonomy
Independence or Dominion Status?
Communal Glasses
The Crown