{"product_id":"rebels-against-the-raj-ramachandra-guha-9781101874837","title":"Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India's Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary history of resistance and the fight for Indian independence--the little-known story of seven foreigners to India who joined the movement fighting for freedom from British colonial rule.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebels Against the Raj\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of seven people who chose to struggle for a country other than their own: foreigners to India who across the late 19th to late 20th century arrived to join the freedom movement fighting for independence from British colonial rule. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf the seven, four were British, two American, and one Irish. Four men, three women. Before and after being jailed or deported they did remarkable and pioneering work in a variety of fields: journalism, social reform, education, the emancipation of women, environmentalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book tells their stories, each renegade motivated by idealism and genuine sacrifice; each connected to Gandhi, though some as acolytes where others found endless infuriation in his views; each understanding they would likely face prison sentences for their resistance, and likely live and die in India; each one leaving a profound impact on the region in which they worked, their legacies continuing through the institutions they founded and the generations and individuals they inspired. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough these entwined lives, wonderfully told by one of the world's finest historians, we reach deep insights into relations between India and the West, and India's story as a country searching for its identity and liberty beyond British colonial rule.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ramachandra Guha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 110187483X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101874837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.60w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/04\/2022 pg. 1","brand":"Ramachandra Guha","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055516446975,"sku":"9781101874837","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ffb50d68-af3a-4078-898e-d9cd572627e4.jpg?v=1685036228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rebels-against-the-raj-ramachandra-guha-9781101874837","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}