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Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire
Alex Von Tunzelmann
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Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp b-w. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 198 x 130. .
‘This is history bursting at the seams with English eccentrics and Indian gentry…the charm of Tunzelmann’s approach is to restore her cast to full and vital life’ Observer
‘A compelling narrative, sometimes controversial, occasionally perverse, never boring or unintelligent’ Spectator
Fully revised and updated for the 70th anniversary.
The stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947 liberated 400 million Indians from the British Empire. One of the defining moments of world history had been brought about by a tiny number of people, including Jawaharlal Nehru, the fiery prime minister-to-be; Gandhi, the mystical figure who enthralled a nation; ... Read more
‘This is history bursting at the seams with English eccentrics and Indian gentry…the charm of Tunzelmann’s approach is to restore her cast to full and vital life’ Observer
‘A compelling narrative, sometimes controversial, occasionally perverse, never boring or unintelligent’ Spectator
Fully revised and updated for the 70th anniversary.
The stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947 liberated 400 million Indians from the British Empire. One of the defining moments of world history had been brought about by a tiny number of people, including Jawaharlal Nehru, the fiery prime minister-to-be; Gandhi, the mystical figure who enthralled a nation; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471166440
SKU
V9781471166440
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About Alex Von Tunzelmann
Alex von Tunzelmann lives in London. She read history at University College, Oxford, and afterwards worked as a researcher on books for authors including Jeremy Paxman, Felicity Lawrence, John Kay and Alison Wolf. Her first book, Indian Summer, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2007.
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