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082			_a954.0357 _bWAG/J
100			_aWagner, Kim A
245			_aJallianwala Bagh: an empire of fear and the making of the amritsar massacre
260			_aUSA _bPenguin wiking _c2019
300			_a325 p.
520			_aThe Amritsar Massacre of 1919 was a seminal moment in the history of the Indo-British encounter, and it had a profound impact on the colonial relationship between the two countries. In this dramatic telling, which takes the perspectives of ordinary people into account, the event and its aftermath are strikingly detailed. Wagner argues that General Dyers order to open fire at Jallianwalla Bagh was an act of fear and its consequences for the Indian freedom struggle were profound. Situating the massacre within the deep context of British colonial mentality and the local dynamics of Indian nationalism, Wagner provides a genuinely nuanced approach to the bloody history of the British Empire...
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