Friday, December 17, 2021

"Citizens of Everywhere"

New from Cambridge University Press: Citizens of Everywhere: Indian Women, Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism, 1920-1952 by Rosalind Parr.

About the book, from the publisher:
Citizens of Everywhere traces the international careers of a cohort of extraordinary Indian women leaders during the final decades of colonial rule. Working in pursuit of the dual goals of Indian independence and women's rights, the women featured in this book established productive transnational connections to gain influence on the world stage, all against the backdrop of momentous events in India and beyond. In doing so, they contributed a distinct set of ideas to global conversations about rights and citizenship. By bringing this transnational activism to light, the author offers new perspectives on Indian nationalism. More broadly the book establishes Indian women as actors in the global histories of women's rights and international movements during the era of decolonisation.
Rosalind Parr is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of St Andrews, UK, where she teaches global and South Asian history.

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