Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Indian Peoples in the Colonial Economy, 1907-41 -- 2 The Emergence of Communal Nationalism -- 3 Mobilization of Indian Labour, 1938-41 -- 4 Subcommunalism, Non-communalism and Class Affiliations -- 5 Communalism and Class during the Japanese Occupation, 1941-45 -- 6 Emancipation or Reaction, 1945-48 -- 7 The Working-class Alliance and the Malayan Indian Congress, 1945-48 -- 8 Insurgency and Counter Insurgency, 1948-57 -- 9 The Alliance Years, 1957-69 -- 10 Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.