Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VII
4. PART ONE. Colonial Domination and the Culture of Politics
5. ONE. Introduction 3
6. TWO. Colonialism, Language, and Politics 17
7. PART TWO. Surat City and the Larger World
8. THREE. The Urban Economy 33
9. FOUR. The Inner Politics of the City 52
10. FIVE. The Outer Politics of the City 81
11. PART THREE. Public Culture
12. SIX. The Colonial Context 97
13. SEVEN. The Notables and Public Culture 108
14. EIGHT. The English-educated Elite and Public Leadership 145
15. NINE. World War I and the Crisis in Urban Authority 175
16. PART FOUR. The Gandhian Interlude
17. TEN. The Rise of the Gandhians 203
18. ELEVEN. The Restoration of Hegemony 238
19. TWELVE. The Politics of Communalism 261
20. Conclusion 285
21. APPENDIX 297
22. NOTES 301
23. GLOSSARY 335
24. BIBLIOGRAPHY 341
25. INDEX 357