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| BAHADUR, LAL The Muslim League: Its History, Activities and Achievements Agra, Agra Book Store. 1954. First Edition. [iv], iii,ii, 368, vi, [i], bibliography, index. 8vo/22.55cm. Cloth backed printed boards in protected slightly chipped dj, internally fine. VG+/G. This was the PH.D. thesis of the author (1916- ) at Agra University. Mahar 940. Not cited in Long. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 001858 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| DALAL, M.N. Whither Minorities Bombay, D.B.Taraporevala Sons & Co. 1940. First Edition. x, 218pp, folding tables, appendix, bibliographical note, index. 8vo/22cm. Red cloth gilt, rubbed at extremities, small dealer tab of Standard Book Depot, Lahore/Simla on front pastedown, stamp of A.M. John & Co, Lahore bookseller on ffep, rear hinge paper beginning crack, otherwise internally fine. A measured study of the problem by Menockji Nadirshaw Dalal (1905- ) M.Inst. C.E. F.I.A.A. & S. a Member of the then Council of State and, from his name, a member of the Parsee minority. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 002640 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| DESAI, A.R. Recent Trends in Indian Nationalism Bombay, Popular Book Depot. 1960. xii, 149pp, bibliography, index. 8vo/22cm. Original blue cloth, light wear and spotting, small scrapes bottom edge of boards, dj light rubbing and soil, ca.3" closed tear top of front panel otherwise Very Good. Written as a supplement to the author's earlier study, "Social Background of Indian Nationalism." concentrating on the World War II and Post-war periods. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 000762 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| DE MELLO, F.M. The Indian National Congress: An Historical Sketch Bombay, Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press. 1934. First Edition. [iii], 121pp. chapter headings: Trial of the Parliamentary Method, 1885-1904; Success of Constitutional Agitation, 1904-1916; Failure of Mass Action, 1916-1934. 12mo/18.5cm. Printed wrappers, spotted and edgeworn, spine ends chipped, several illegible names on back panel, pencil underlining first nine pages, stamp of "Doaba House/Lyallpur" on front blank and title-page, otherwise clean and tight. Evolution of the Indian National Congress through its several stages of growth and an attempt to evaluate without bias the contributions of leaders such as Hume, Gokhale, Tilak and Gandhi to national progress. Frederick Marion De Mello (1907- ) was also the author of Problems of Rural Reconstruction in India (1934). USD 19.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 | £UK 11.5 | JP¥ 1677] Book number: 002639 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| NARAYANAN, EDATATA Praja Socialism: Monopoly's Pawn Bombay, People's Publishing House. 1952. [iii], 75, [i]pp. Printed wrappers, spotted with edgewear, internally slightly browned toward edges, otherwise clean and tight. A trenchant analysis by a left-wing journalist of the recent merger of the Indian Socialist Party and the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party founded by ex-Congress President Acharya Kripalani. Edatata Narayanan (1891-1959) was sometimes referred to as "the doyen" of Indian journalism. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1236] Book number: 002646 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| ROY, M.N.; FOREWORD BY PHILIP SPRATT New Orientation: Lectures Delivered at the Political Study Camp Held at Dehra Dun from May 8th to 18th, 1946 Calcutta, Renaissance Publishers. 1946. First Impression. [iv], xxxii, 255pp, Preface by the author, Foreword by Philip Spratt. A book about M.N. Roy's vision of the "revolution of our time" and a new orientation of the Socialist movement as exemplified in the working of his Radical Democratic Party. Manabendra Nath Roy, born Narendranath Bhattacharya (1887-1954), early in life an important Communist and Comintern revolutionary activist, later became one of India's principal political philosophers and activists founding the Radical Democratic Party in 1940, the Renaissance Institute in Dehra Dun and the Radical Humanist periodical. Philip Spratt came to India from Britain in 1926 as a Communist, was one of the accused in the Meerut Conspiracy Case, and later joined Roy's Radical Democratic Party after renouncing Communism. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 003894 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| SETH, HIRA LAL America: Imperialist of Democrat? Lahore, The Hero Publications. 1944. First Edition. 87pp. 12mo/18.5cm. Printed boards, light wear and soil, stamp of Lahore dealer (Messrs. A.M. John & Co.) on ffep, otherwise internally fine. A not overly scholarly and somewhat negative commentary on America's attitude to India by a prolific young Lahore journalist. Hira Lal Seth (1916- ) was a politically active Punjabi journalist with several other books to his credit in the early forties. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 003168 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| SINGH, DURLAB. EDITOR To the Youth of My Country Lahore, Hero Publications. 1946, First Edition. 242pp. 12mo/18cm. Original printed paper covered boards, worn, internally clean, partly unopened. Overall Good+. A collection of inspirational speeches by some leading Indian youth leaders during the "revolutionary" 1928-1930 period. The Editor, Durlab Singh, appears to be one of the founders and publishers of Hero Publications, organized in the early forties. It had a manifestly pro-nationalist orientation. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 000708 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| WEINER, MYRON Party Politics in India: The Development of a Multi-Party System Princeton, Princeton University Press. 1957. First Edition. xiii, 319pp, 5 tables, 2 maps, bibliography, index. 8vo/22cm. Green cloth silver, light wear, in edgeworn and lightly soiled dj, signature of previous owner (Morris Dembo, then 2nd Secretary, U.S. Embassy, Karachi) on ffep, otherwise internally clean, tight and very good. A study based on research in 1953 and 1954 for the Center of International Studies, Princeton University. Myron Weiner (1931-1999) later became Chairman of the Political Science Department at MIT and was an international authority on political change in developing countries, with a special interest in India. USD 13.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 | £UK 8 | JP¥ 1147] Book number: 003127 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. |
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