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Social Background of Indian Nationalism by A. R. Desai is a major sociological study of how Indian nationalism emerged alongside broad economic and social transformations under colonial rule.
Using a historical-materialist approach, Desai examines changes in agriculture, industry, education, social reform, class relations and political organization across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The book connects these developments to the growth of national consciousness and different forms of social, cultural, religious, economic and political nationalism, making it an important reference for students of sociology, history and modern India.


