{"product_id":"the-ymca-in-late-colonial-india-9781350275270","title":"The YMCA in Late Colonial India","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring the secular' projects launched by the YMCA such as new forms of sport, philanthropic efforts and educational endeavours, \u003ci\u003eThe YMCA in Late Colonial India\u003c\/i\u003e addresses broader issues about the persistent role of religion in global modernization processes, the accumulation of American soft power in Asia, and the entanglement of American imperialism with other colonial empires. It provides an unusually rich case study to explore h\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019649024343,"sku":"9781350275270","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350275270.jpg?v=1750780902","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ymca-in-late-colonial-india-9781350275270","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}