Nehru

Zusatztext 'A fresh presentation.' - The Hindu'Nehru is fun to read: lively! provocative ? Zachariah cares deeply about his subject and has many good ideas.' - Institute of Historical Research Informationen zum Autor Benjamin Zachariah Klappentext Nehru's vision of India! its roots in Indian politics! society and religion! as well as its validity have been central to historical and present-day views of India. This study provides a insight into Nehru! his times and his legacy. Zusammenfassung Connecting the domestic and international aspects of Nehru's political and ideological life, this engaging new biography places Nehru in the context of the issues of his time and dispels many myths surrounding the figure. Inhaltsverzeichnis LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, CHRONOLOGY, PREFACE, Introduction, 1 The making of a colonial intellectual, 2 The young Gandhian, 3 ‘Ineffectual angel’, 1927–39, 4 The end of the Raj, Interlude – Envisioning the new India, 5 Consolidating the state, c. 1947–55, 6 High Nehruvianism and its decline, c. 1955–63, Conclusion: death, succession, legacy, NOTES, FURTHER READING, INDEX

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Zachariah, Benjamin (Sheffield University Zachariah
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.04.2004
• EAN: 9780415250160
• ISBN: 978-0-415-25016-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Routledge Historical Biographies; Routledge Historical Biographies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, HISTORY / Asia / South / General