The YMCA in Late Colonial India: Modernization, Philanthropy and American Soft Power in South Asia (Critical Perspectives in South Asian History)

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This book explores the history and agendas of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) through its activities in South Asia. Focusing on interactions between American 'Y’ workers and the local population, representatives of the British colonial state, and a host of international actors, it assesses their impact on the making of modern India. In turn, it shows how the knowledge and experience acquired by the Y in South Asia had a significant impact on US foreign policy, diplomacy and development programs in the region from the mid-1940s.

Exploring the 'secular’ projects launched by the YMCA such as new forms of sport, philanthropic efforts and educational endeavours,

Authors: Harald Fischer-Tine

Date: 2021

Upload Date: 8-16-2023 10:45:30 AM

Format: pdf

Pages: 312

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Language: English

ISBN / ASIN: ISBN10:135027528X

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