The Cripps Mission

The Cripps Mission
Author: Sir Reginald Coupland
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2016-11-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1787202887

The author of this book had been for several months in India studying the Indian constitutional problem when the Cripps Mission arrived. At Sir Stafford Cripps’ request, Professor Coupland joined his staff, and this book is the result of close personal observation of the Mission at work, reinforced by a thorough knowledge at first hand of the background issues out of which the Cripps Mission was born. With admirable brevity and clarity Professor Coupland traces the course of events in India from the outbreak of the present war, through the “August Offer,” the answering “Sapru Proposals,” the arrival of Sir Stafford Cripps with the Draft Declaration, down to the final rejection of the Draft by all political parties. By a careful analysis of the attitudes of Congress and the Moslem League, as well as those of the minority groups, and the sharp divisions of opinion between opposing factions within the parties, the author is able to show why the negotiations, begun and carried on with high hopes on both sides, eventually broke down. The story of the Cripps Mission is told without bias by a man who cannot regard it as a complete failure, since for the first time in the history of Anglo-Indian relations, the essential sincerity of the British government in general and its emissary in the person of Sir Stafford Cripps in particular was in the main not questioned by the Indian people or their leaders.

The Cripps Mission

The Cripps Mission
Author: Basanta Kumar Mishra
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1982
Genre: India
ISBN:

Analysis of the 1942 British proposal brought by Sir Richard Stafford Cripps, 1889-1952, for discussion with Indian political leaders, on India's independence.

Stafford Cripps' Mission to Moscow, 1940-42

Stafford Cripps' Mission to Moscow, 1940-42
Author: Gabriel Gorodetsky
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 377
Release: 1984-11-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521238663

This book offers a lively revisionist account of a crucial phase in the life of Stafford Cripps: his meteoric rise from the radical fringe of Parliament on the eve of the war to membership of the War Cabinet in 1942. Cripps' ambassadorship to Moscow was of prime importance in view of the dramatic events during this period - the German conquest of Europe, Britain's struggle for survival and Russia's transformation from neutral to belligerent. Dr Gorodetsky assesses how Britain adapted to react to the changing circumstances and examines the recurrent controversy between Cripps and Churchill over Anglo-Soviet relations. New perspectives are opened on related issues such as the role of the civil service in policymaking, the British and Soviet appreciations of and reactions to intelligence on the planned German invasion of the Soviet Union and the origins of the controversies over assistance to Russia, the launching of the Second Front and the frontier issues.

Shameful Flight

Shameful Flight
Author: Stanley A. Wolpert
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2009-09-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 0195393945

Ranging from the fall of Singapore in 1942 to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, this text provides a vivid behind-the-scenes look at Britain's decision to divest itself from the crown jewel of its empire. Wolpert, a leading authority on Indian history, paints memorable portraits of all the key participants.

The Transfer of Power in India

The Transfer of Power in India
Author: Vapal Pangunni Menon
Publisher: London, Green
Total Pages: 590
Release: 1957
Genre: HISTORY
ISBN:

Analyzes events in India from September 1939 to August 1947.

Revisiting Gandhi: Legacies For World Peace And National Integration

Revisiting Gandhi: Legacies For World Peace And National Integration
Author: Swaran Singh
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2021-11-16
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9811240108

This book interrogates several strands of Gandhian design, articulations, methods and ideals, through five sections. These include Theoretical Perspectives, Peace and World Order, Revolutionary Experiments, National Integration and Gandhi in Chinese Discourses. The authors seek to provide answers to questions as: Were Gandhian ideas utopian? What is the contemporary relevance of Gandhi? Do his ideas share convergence with theory in world politics and international relations? What was his role in forging national integration? How did his ideologies and experiments with truth resonate with countries as China?The writings also underline that being averse to individualism, for Gandhi it was the realm of societal interests which were significant, encompassing the good of humanity, dignity of labor and village-centric development. Development paradigms and health related challenges are articulated in the book to underline the significance of Gandhi's vision of 'Leave no one behind' to create an egalitarian society with respect and tolerance. The book presents the essential humility and simplicity of Gandhi.This book is a must read for those who seek to understand Gandhi in a way that is candid and inclusive. It's a book that conceals nothing and does not shy away from presenting debates on Gandhi. Moreover, it is a factual account, with contributors having relied extensively on archival materials, essays and an extensive review of literature. Hence, the book is replete with pertinent documentation and scholarship and makes a significant value-addition in the literature on Gandhi.

Historiography of India's Partition

Historiography of India's Partition
Author: Viśva Mohana Pāṇḍeya
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9788126903146

An Attempt Has Been Made In This Book To Examine The Writings Of The Oxbridge Scholars Who Have Based Their Studies On Different Assumptions And Have Tried To Cover Various Issues Related To The Partition Of India. The Author Has Made A Serious Effort To Trace The Course Of The British Historiography Of India S Partition. In The Light Of New Research And Facts, Several Age-Old, Deliberate But Fallacious Assumptions And Constructs Have Been Deconstructed. In The Process Of This Analysis Several Gaps Have Been Detected And The Underlying Aims Of The Imperialist Efforts Have Been Exposed. On The Top Of It, Various Sophisticated Versions Of The Theories Of Civilizing Mission And Whiteman S Burden In The Post-Colonial Context Have Been Challenged On Several Counts. In Spite Of Several Changes In The Imperialist Writings, It Has Been Found That Even The Neo-Imperial Historians Have Been Extending Their Support To The Several Myths, Deliberately Created By The Orthodox Imperial Ideologues About India S Past And Present. The Only Difference Is That The Former Have Been More Delicate And Sophisticated In Their Presentations. Thus, This Book Opens Up New Areas For Further Research And Will Generate More Curiosity Among The Students Of Indian, Pakistani And British History And Those Who Are Concerned With The Problems Of Nationalism And Decolonisation.

The Sole Spokesman

The Sole Spokesman
Author: Ayesha Jalal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1994
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521458504

'Ayesha Jalal's book is an important scholarly account of ... the partition of India in 1947.' American Historical Review