Gandhi's Spinning Wheel and the Making of India

By: Rebecca Brown

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Hardcover | 8 November 2010 | Edition Number 1

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176 Pages

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Gandhia (TM)s use of the spinning wheel was one of the most significant unifying elements of the nationalist movement in India. Spinning was seen as an economic and political activity that could bring together the diverse population of South Asia, and allow the formerly elite nationalist movement to connect to the broader Indian population.

This book looks at the politics of spinning both as a visual symbol and as a symbolic practice. It traces the genealogy of spinning from its early colonial manifestations in Company painting to its appropriation by the anti-colonial movement. This complex of visual imagery and performative ritual had the potential to overcome labour, gender, and religious divisions and thereby produce an accessible and effective symbol for the Gandhian anti-colonial movement. By thoroughly examining all aspects of this symbola (TM)s deployment, this book unpacks the politics of the spinning wheel and provides a model for the analysis of political symbols elsewhere. It also probes the successes of Indiaa (TM)s particular anti-colonial movement, making an invaluable contribution to studies in social and cultural history, as well as South Asian Studies.

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