AMRITSAR 1919 : AN EMPIRE OF FEAR & THE MAKING OF A MASSACRE /

The Amritsar Massacre of 1919 was a seminal moment in the history of the British Empire, yet it remains poorly understood. In this dramatic account, Kim A. Wagner details the perspectives of ordinary people and argues that General Dyer's order to open fire at Jallianwalla Bagh was an act of fea...

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Main Author: Wagner, Kim A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Shadows of the mutiny
  • Pool of nectar
  • Rowlatt Satyagraha
  • Party of anarchy (30 March-9 April)
  • Like wildfire (10 April)
  • Tokens of violence (10 April)
  • All force necessary (11 April)
  • A state of rebellion (12 April)
  • Baisakhi (13 April)
  • Massacre (13 April)
  • Forces of terror (14-30 April)
  • Testimony of blood
  • A piece of inhumanity
  • Aftershocks
  • An empire of fear
  • Jallianwala Bagh.