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The Case for India
Annie Besant
A plea for Indian self-government within the Empire: it reviews the history of British rule, defends the country's political maturity and proposes a timetable of reforms. A central document of the Home Rule movement.
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· 21 capitoli · 1 h di lettura
- 1Table of Contents1′
- 2Presidential Address3′
- 3GONE TO THE PEACE.1′
- 4PRE-WAR MILITARY EXPENDITURE.23′
- 5CAUSES OF THE NEW SPIRIT IN INDIA.1′
- 6THE AWAKENING OF ASIA.4′
- 7DISCUSSIONS ABROAD ON ALIEN RULE AND IMPERIAL RECONSTRUCTION.7′
- 8LOSS OF BELIEF IN THE SUPERIORITY OF WHITE RACES4′
- 9THE AWAKENING OF INDIAN WOMANHOOD.3′
- 10WHY INDIA DEMANDS HOME RULE.1′
- 11What is a Nation?2′
- 12The Cry for Self-Rule.1′
- 13Stunting the Race.3′
- 14India’s Rights.2′
- 15Tests of Efficiency.2′
- 16A Change of System Needed.3′
- 17Non-Official Anglo-Indians.3′
- 18The Re-action on England.1′
- 19The First Test Applied.11′
- 20Give Indians a Chance.2′
- 21The Other Tests Applied.3′