The Voyage of the Komagata Maru

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The Voyage of the Komagata Maru is written by Hugh J. M. Johnston and published by UBC Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0774825499 (ISBN 10) and 9780774825498 (ISBN 13).

This new and expanded edition offers the most thoroughly researched account of the notorious Komagata Maru incident. The event centres on the ship's nearly four hundred Punjabi passengers, who sought entry into Canada at Vancouver in the summer of 1914, only to be chased away by a Canadian warship. This story became a symbol of prejudicial immigration policies, which Canadians today reject, and served to fuel the emerging anti-British movement in India. It deserves the careful re-examination it gets in this thoroughly updated edition that provides a contemporary perspective on a defining moment in Canadian, British Empire, and Indian history.