Citizens of Everywhere
Indian Women, Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism, 1920â1952
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About This Book
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Citizens of Everywhere
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Spelling
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism and the Global Public Sphere
- 1. The Cosmopolitan-Nationalism of Sarojini Naidu
- 2. Suffrage; Solidarity
- 3. Becoming Global Citizens
- 4. Breaking America
- 5. A Changing World Order?
- 6. Defining Human Rights
- Conclusion
- Appendix I: Dramatis Personae
- Appendix II: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Bibliography
- Index