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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060198818
ISBN-139780060198817
eBay Product ID (ePID)57205207
Product Key Features
Book TitleIndia after Gandhi : the History of the World's Largest Democracy
Number of Pages912 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAsia / General, Asia / India & South Asia, World, World / Asian, Historical
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorRamachandra Guha
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2 in
Item Weight43 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-052180
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsGuha sees India as well on its way to finding its rightful place in the sun -- Christian Science Monitor
Dewey Decimal954.04
SynopsisFrom one of the subcontinent's most important and controversial writers comes this definitive history of post-Partition India, published on the 60th anniversary of Independence Told in lucid and beautiful prose, the story of India's wild ride toward and since Independence is a riveting one. Taking full advantage of the dramatic details of the protests and conflicts that helped shape the nation, politically, socially, and economically, Guha writes of the factors and processes that have kept the country together, and kept it democratic, defying the numerous prophets of doom. Moving between history and biography, this story provides fresh insights into the lives and public careers of those legendary and long-serving Prime Ministers, Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter, Indira Gandhi. Guha includes vivid sketches of the major "provincial" leaders, but also writes with feeling and sensitivity about lesser-known Indians--peasants, tribals, women, workers, and Untouchables. Massively researched and elegantly written, this is the work of a major scholar at the height of his powers, a brilliant and definitive history of what is possibly the most important, occasionally the most exasperating, and certainly the most interesting country in the world., From one of the subcontinent's most important and controversial writers comes this definitive history of post-Partition India, published on the 60th anniversary of IndependenceTold in lucid and beautiful prose, the story of India's wild ride toward and since Independence is a riveting one. Taking full advantage of the dramatic details of the protests and conflicts that helped shape the nation, politically, socially, and economically, Guha writes of the factors and processes that have kept the country together, and kept it democratic, defying the numerous prophets of doom. Moving between history and biography, this story provides fresh insights into the lives and public careers of those legendary and long-serving Prime Ministers, Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter, Indira Gandhi. Guha includes vivid sketches of the major "provincial" leaders, but also writes with feeling and sensitivity about lesser-known Indians--peasants, tribals, women, workers, and Untouchables. Massively researched and elegantly written, this is the work of a major scholar at the height of his powers, a brilliant and definitive history of what is possibly the most important, occasionally the most exasperating, and certainly the most interesting country in the world., Told in lucid and beautiful prose, the story of Indias wild ride since independence is a riveting one. Guha explores the dramatic protests and conflicts that have shaped modern India, but he writes also of the factors that have kept the country together.
LC Classification NumberDS480.84.G74 2007
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- 08. Jan. 2019
Clean and as promised
Product was exactly as described. Used/ library book. But no marks or scuffs or spots. This is a 1997 publication so a little old yellow paper but very clean. Book actually arrived a day earlier, it may be USPS trying to finish deliveries before holidays.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 06. Jul. 2016
Excellent book!!
Must read for post independence Indian history.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
