The C.A Bayly Omnibus: Comprimising The Local Roots of Indian Politics; Rural Conflict and the Roots of Indian Nationalism; Rulers, townsmen, and Bazaars; Origins of Nationality in South Asia
This Omnibus brings together the seminal writings of distinguished academician, C.A. Bayly. It consists of three books and an
'The Local Roots of Indian Allahabad 1880-1920' (Oxford University Press, 1975): analyses the participation of prominent leaders and different groups in colonial institutions and the freedom movement in Uttar Pradesh.
'Rural Conflict and the Roots of Indian Allahabad District since 1800' from Paul R. Brass and Francis Robinson (ed.), The Indian National Congress and Indian Society, 1885-1985: Ideology, Social Structure and Political Dominance (Chanakya Publications, 1986) explores Congress alliance with powerful interests in the countryside and the conservatism of rural politics in central UP.
'Rulers, Townsmen, and North Indian Society in the Age of British Expansion 1770-1870' (Cambridge University Press 1983): traces the evolution of north Indian towns, rural bazaars, and merchant communities and networks from the decline of Mughal dominion to the consolidation of Britain's empire in India following the 1857 'mutiny'.
Origins of Nationality in South Patriotism and Ethical Government in the Making of Modern India (Oxford University Press 1998): deals with the ideological and social background of India's regional and pan-Indian nationalist movements that emerged at the end of the nineteenth century.