In May 1914; 400 Sikhs left for British Columbia by chartered ship; resolved to claim their right to equal treatment with white citizens of the British Empire and force entry into Canada. They were anchored off Vancouver for over two months; enduring extreme physical privation and harrassment by immigration officials; but defying federal deportation orders even when the Canadian government attempted to enforce them with a gunboat. The leaders of the group; who were thought to be closely associated with the nationalist; terrorist movement in India; were finally persuaded to return to India. They were by then full of revolutionary fervour against the Raj. On their disembarkation at Calcutta; troops opened fire while attempting to control the passengers; and a number of them were killed. The event; which had already raised a great deal of interest and concern among the governments of India and Canada; was now invested for Indian nationalists with a tragic significance which can be compared to that of Jallianwallah Bagh; while Gurdit Singh; the leader; was acclaimed as a heroic revolutionary figure by eminent Congressmen. The author has produced the first thoroughly researched study of a stirring event; basing it on official accounts from both the Canadian and Indian sides; as well as the reminiscences of the only passenger still alive at the time the book was written. Apart from its interest for the student of the Indian nationalist movement; this book has obvious relevance for those interested in race relations and the history of immigration laws within the British Empire.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Anderson's Pentecostalism: a monumental task not without its shortcomingsBy Joshua ToepperWith a such massive task at hand (talking about sum 600 million people); Anderson does a good job talking wide about the issue; though I am 1) not comfortable with his use of the term Pentecostal and 2) surprised by his emphasis on classic Pentecostalism at the expense of his stated goal to prefer majority world Christian. On their whole; I whole heartedly recommend the text.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great read; leisure or academia.By Boyce; J.I did this book for a review of a paper I was writing at Laidlaw college.It is an excellent book and I would thoroughly recommend it for anyone who is interested in a balanced view of the global Pentecostal movement; whether you are reading it for leisure or study 5 stars. It is well written; challenges the popular narrative of the initiation of the Pentecostalism as well as a view of the global impact of this movment.Well done A. H. Anderson.4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Incredible Story - Well ResearchedBy Gregory SimkinsI have found a number of good books lately which chronicle and analyze the incredible impact that the Pentecostal movement has had on world Christianity. Mr. Anderson's version is one of the best. It is well researched and objective; but yet communicates the excitement that we should feel over the wonderful progress of the Gospel in the past century. I especially like how he is not reluctant to point out the many fractures and diversity in the Body of Christ and the Pentecostal movement in particular. To me; it is an amazing thing that while claiming to be the unified Body of Christ; we are as schismatic as any other movement in Christianity. Isn't that a marvel how God uses our diversity and continues building his kingdom?
