The Indian Revolutionary Movement in Europe, 1905-1918 : Exile, Internationalism, and Resistance to Empire

Laursen, Ole Birk

Liverpool University Press（2026/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 280 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781807810153

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The book explores the history of Indian revolutionary movement in Europe during the early twentieth century, focusing on activists who lived and operated in exile across European metropolitan centres. It highlights the extensive networks Indian revolutionaries forged with Egyptians, Irish, Russians, and European socialists, anarchists, and republicans. Rather than viewing Indian anticolonialism solely through the framework of territorial nationalism, the book argues for a trans-regional approach that emphasizes mobility, exile, and political organizing within Europe itself. By tracing how revolutionaries moved across European cities, the study challenges rigid distinctions between metropole and colony and moves beyond a British-centred imperial narrative. The book shows that European cities, while shaped by colonial power, were also crucial sites of anticolonial thought and activism. In exile, Indian revolutionaries engaged with radical political ideas that were less accessible in India, transforming their struggle from nationalist to internationalist and, in turn, reshaping European notions of internationalism. These interactions subtly undermined imperial authority from within. The book further challenges nationalist historiography by emphasizing diverse solidarities, internal debates, and ideological differences within the movement. By examining both routes and everyday sites of activism—such as cafés, boarding houses, and congress venues—it offers a spatially grounded and interconnected account of early twentieth-century anticolonial resistance that brings India and Europe into closer historical relation.

Contents

Note on text and translation

List of abbreviations

List of figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Enter the revolution



The Indian revolution in exile, 1905-1907


International anticolonialism and militant metropoles, 1907-1909


Shifting the centre of gravity, 1909-1912


A haven for political refugees, 1912-1914


The enemy of my enemy is my friend, 1914-1917


Revolution on neutral ground, 1917-1918



Epilogue

Bibliography

Index