Egyptian-Indian Nationalist Collaboration and the British Empire [Hardcover]

An examination of the collaboration between Egyptian and Indian nationalists against the British Empire, this book argues that the basis for Third World or Non-Aligned Movement was formed long before the Cold War.Historical Background Congresses and Conspiracies 'In England's Misfortune, Our Opportunity' Revolutions and Reality News from India

Khan's study points up the limits of nationalist history fixed within national space. . . The work as a whole traces a key historical shift from an anticolonial movement that remained strategically and ideologically ambivalent toward empires in general and the Ottoman Empire in particular to a global, anti-imperial campaign to establish a system of sovereign nation-states.

Arab Studies Journal

'The book is an original and important analysis of a hitherto-unexplored dimension of Egyptian nationalism. The connections and mutual influences between Egyptian and Indian nationalists in the first half of the twentieth century are occasionally alluded to in existing studies, but have yet to receive a systematic treatment such as is accomplished here. The work expands our understanding of twentieth century Egyptian history while also making a contribution to the expanding field of transnational studies.' James Jankowski, Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado

'This is a remarkable and important work, which ties together disparate realms that are rarely considered in conjunction, like Egyptian and Indian nationalism, and does so with a sure mastery of the trajectories of both. Noor-Aiman Khan has produced more than just an account of the impact of the Indian independence movement on its Egyptian compatriots. She has elucidated and clarified the nature of the relationships between colonized peoples going back to before World War I, showing that these relationships were in fact the precursor of the Non-Aligned Movement.' Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab StudlC¶