| Rhetoric and Ritual in Colonial India |
| PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
 | PART ONE COLONIAL DOMINATION AND THE CULTURE OF POLITICS |
 | One Introduction |
| Two Colonialism, Language, and Politics |
| PART TWO SURAT CITY AND THE LARGER WORLD |
| Three The Urban Economy |
| Four The Inner Politics of the City |
| Five The Outer Politics of the City |
| PART THREE PUBLIC CULTURE |
| Six The Colonial Context |
| Seven The Notables and Public Culture |
| Eight The English-educated Elite and Public Leadership |
| Nine World War I and the Crisis in Urban Authority |
| PART FOUR THE GANDHIAN INTERLUDE |
| Ten The Rise of the Gandhians |
| Eleven The Restoration of Hegemony |
| Twelve The Politics of Communalism |
| CONCLUSION |
| APPENDIX |
| Notes |
| GLOSSARY |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| INDEX |