The Ymca In Late Colonial India

This book explores the history and agendas of the Young Mens 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 progra