Indian Summer The Secret History of the End of an Empire

Name: Indian Summer The Secret History of the End of an Empire
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ISBN: 9780312428112

ISBN-10: 0312428111

ISBN-13: 9780312428112

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Authors: Alex Von Tunzelmann

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At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the British Empire withdrew from India, inviting in all the exhilaration and turmoil of a newly-free society. In this vivid, atmospheric popular history, Alex von Tunzelmann chronicles these times through the most prominent figures: Dickie Mountbatten, Britain's dashing, inept last viceroy; his savvy, glamorous wife, Edwina, who found the love of her life in Jawaharlal Nehru, India's new prime minister; Muslim leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Mohandas Gandhi. Von Tunzelmann brings grandeur to the days of empire, and reveals the roots of today's South Asian conflicts in the British withdrawal.

Book details

List price: $24.00
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 9/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



A Tryst with Destiny



Empire



In Their Gratitude Our Best Reward



Mohan and Jawahar



Civis Britannicus Sum



Dreaming of the East



Private Lives



We Want No Caesars



Power without Responsibility



A New Theater



Now or Never



The End



Operation Madhouse



A Barrel of Gunpowder



Lightning Speed Is Much Too Slow



A Full Basket of Apples



A Rainbow in the Sky



The Beginning



Paradise on Earth



The Battle for Delhi



Kashmir



Maybe Not Today, Maybe Not Tomorrow



Afterward



A Kiss Good-bye



Echoes


A Note on Names


Glossary


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index