The end of empires

By Gerald Horne

Subjects: Imperialism -- India, Intellectual life, Relations with East Indians, African Americans, Autonomy and independence movements, United states, foreign relations, india, General, Decolonization -- India, HISTORY, India -- Relations -- United States, Relations, Globalization, Race identity, African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century, India -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements, Decolonization, African Americans -- Racial identity, India, foreign relations, united states, Imperialism, United states, relations, india, POLITICAL SCIENCE, United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century, India -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century, African americans, intellectual life, India, race relations, Racial identity, United States -- Relations -- India, India, history, African Americans -- Relations with East Indians, International relations, History, United states, race relations, Race relations

Description: "Martin Luther King Jr.'s adaptation of Gandhi's doctrine of nonviolent resistance is the most visible example of the rich history of ties between African Americans and India. In The End of Empires, Gerald Horne provides an unprecedented history of the relationship between African Americans and Indians in the period leading up to Indian independence in 1947. Recognizing their common history of exploitation, Horne writes, African Americans and Indians interacted frequently and eventually created alliances, which were advocated by W.E.B. Du Bois, among other leaders. Horne tells the fascinating story of these exchanges, including the South Asian influence on the Nation of Islam and the close friendship between Paul Robeson and India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Based on extensive archival research in India, the United States and the United Kingdom, The End of Empires breaks new ground in the effort to put African American history into a global context."--Jacket.