Book contents
- The 1857 Indian Uprising and the Politics of Commemoration
- The 1857 Indian Uprising and the Politics of Commemoration
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 ‘Remember Cawnpore!’
- 2 ‘Forget Cawnpore!’
- 3 Negotiating Fear
- 4 The Mutiny of 1907
- 5 The War of Indian Independence
- 6 Remembering the Mutiny at the End of Empire: 1947–1972
- 7 Celebrating the First War of Independence Today
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
Memories of the Present and Echoes of the Past
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 April 2022
Book contents
- The 1857 Indian Uprising and the Politics of Commemoration
- The 1857 Indian Uprising and the Politics of Commemoration
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 ‘Remember Cawnpore!’
- 2 ‘Forget Cawnpore!’
- 3 Negotiating Fear
- 4 The Mutiny of 1907
- 5 The War of Indian Independence
- 6 Remembering the Mutiny at the End of Empire: 1947–1972
- 7 Celebrating the First War of Independence Today
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The concluding chapter of this study brings together the central arguments which have been made over the course of the book and asks what broader relevance they have for our understanding of key concepts including memory, forgetting, commemoration, empire, and anxiety before going on to consider future lines of study which will add to our understanding of the role of commemoration in colonial and postcolonial settings.
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- The 1857 Indian Uprising and the Politics of Commemoration , pp. 219 - 224Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022