Abstract

This essay traces the movements of a library from New York to Lahore in the wake of the First World War and then to Shimla and Chandigarh following the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. It explores how this collection of books, assembled by the anti-colonial nationalist Lajpat Rai (1865–1928), intersected with and informed key moments of political struggle in twentieth-century urban America and colonial India. The essay then considers the fate of Lajpat Rai’s library today, its place in twenty-first-century Punjab, and the questions it poses for historians interested in anti-colonial histories, post-colonial presents and the commemorative work (as well as enduring political questions) that bind them.

中文翻译：

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Lala Lajpat Rai的巡回图书馆

摘要

本文追溯了第一次世界大战后从纽约图书馆到拉合尔，再到1947年印度次大陆分区后到西姆拉和昌迪加尔的图书馆运动。它探讨了反藏家如何收集这些书籍。殖民民族主义者拉杰帕特·赖（Lajpat Rai，1865-1928年）与20世纪美国城市和印度殖民地政治斗争的重要时刻相交，并为他们提供了重要信息。然后，文章考虑了拉杰帕特·赖（Lajpat Rai）图书馆今天的命运，其在二十一世纪旁遮普邦的位置，以及对那些对反殖民历史，后殖民礼物和纪念工作（以及持久的政治工作）感兴趣的历史学家提出的问题。问题）将它们绑定在一起。