Shyamji Krishnavarma: Sanskrit, Sociology and Anti-Imperialism

by Harald Fischer-Tiné

This book is the first critical biography on Shyamji Krishnavarma -- scholar, journalist and national revolutionary who lived in exile outside India from 1897 to 1930. His ideas were crucial in the creation of an extremist wing of anti-imperial nationalism.

The work delves into a fascinating range of issues such as colonialism and knowledge, political violence, cosmopolitanism, and diaspora. Lucidly written, and with an insightful analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041544554X
• ISBN13: 9780415445542
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"