Revised Schedule of Lectures, Readings and Assignments: November 12 - December 10, 1999
 

November 12 Gandhi's India

Reading

M.K. Gandhi, Hind Swaraj. (entire text)

Gyan Pandey, "Peasant Revolt and Indian Nationalism." (CP)

Assignment

PAPER TWO ASSIGNED

ALSO START READING THE NOVEL "GODAN"
 

November 15 Gandhi and the Peasantry

Reading

Gyan Pandey, "Peasant Revolt and Indian Nationalism." (CP)

Premchand, Godan.

Assignment

Questions for Discussion #3: Gandhi and India in the 1920s.
 

November 17 A Peasant Perspective?

Reading

Premchand, Godan.

November 19 Discussion #3: Gandhi and India in the 1920s

November 22 The Congress and the Raj

Reading

Bose and Jalal, Chapter Fourteen.
 

November 24 The Congress AS the Raj?

Reading

Bose and Jalal, Chapter Fifteen.
 

November 26 Thanksgiving Break: No Class
 

November 29 Towards Freedom and Partition

Reading

Bose and Jalal, Chapter Sixteen.

Tandon, Chapters Sixteen, Seventeen.
 

December 1 The High Politics of Partition

Reading

Asim Roy, "The High Politics of India's Partition." (CP)

PAPER TWO DUE

Assignment

Questions for Discussion #4: Why Partition? Who Benefits?
 

December 3 The Human Tragedy of the Partition

Reading

Short stories on the partition in the course packet.

Tandon, Epilogue.

Discussion Notes MAY be turned in today to keep reading week free of assignment.
 

December 6 Partition Reconsidered

Reading

Bose and Jalal, Chapter Seventeen.
 

December 8 Discussion #4: Why Partition? Who Benefits?
 

December 10 End of Term Review
 

THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 7:30 TO 9:30 A.M..