Citizens of Everywhere
Indian Women, Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism, 1920–1952

This book traces the international careers of a cohort of extraordinary Indian women leaders during the final decades of colonial rule.

Rosalind Parr (Author)

9781108838146, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 3 February 2022

212 pages
23.7 x 16.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.41 kg

Citizens of Everywhere traces the international careers of a cohort of extraordinary Indian women leaders during the final decades of colonial rule. Working in pursuit of the dual goals of Indian independence and women's rights, the women featured in this book established productive transnational connections to gain influence on the world stage, all against the backdrop of momentous events in India and beyond. In doing so, they contributed a distinct set of ideas to global conversations about rights and citizenship. By bringing this transnational activism to light, the author offers new perspectives on Indian nationalism. More broadly the book establishes Indian women as actors in the global histories of women's rights and international movements during the era of decolonisation.

Introduction: Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism and the Global Public Sphere
1. The Cosmopolitan-Nationalism of Sarojini Naidu
2. Suffrage
Solidarity
3. Becoming Global Citizens
4. Breaking America
5. A Changing World Order?
6. Defining Human Rights
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Dramatis Personae
Appendix 2: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Gender studies: women [JFSJ1], History of ideas [JFCX], History: specific events & topics [HBT], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], General & world history [HBG], History [HB]