Nehru: The Invention of IndiaNew from Shashi Tharoor, eminent United Nations diplomat and author of India: From Midnight to the Millennium, comes an incisive new biography of the great secularist, Jawaharlal Nehru, who - alongside his spiritual father, Mahatma Gandhi - led the movement for India's independence from British rule and ushered his newly independent country into the modern world. 'A well-crafted life of the Indian politician and independence-movement hero... A thoughtful account, likening Nehru to Thomas Jefferson in ways both positive and negative' - Kirkus Reviews |
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... his modest level of academic achievement made it clear he stood no chance of succeeding in the demanding ICS examinations . Had he joined the ICS , a career in the upper reaches of the civil service might have followed , rather than ...
... his modest level of academic achievement made it clear he stood no chance of succeeding in the demanding ICS examinations . Had he joined the ICS , a career in the upper reaches of the civil service might have followed , rather than ...
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not in favor of outright civil disobedience . Jawaharlal , disillusioned by the Soviet Union's opportunistic conduct in the war , turned increasingly in his writings to the United States as a beacon of freedom and democracy .
not in favor of outright civil disobedience . Jawaharlal , disillusioned by the Soviet Union's opportunistic conduct in the war , turned increasingly in his writings to the United States as a beacon of freedom and democracy .
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“ Panditji liked to do much of his civil servants ' work for them , ” one diplomat recalled ruefully . “ I suppose it gave him vicarious satisfaction to beat them at their own game — noting , drafting , replying to every kind of letter ...
“ Panditji liked to do much of his civil servants ' work for them , ” one diplomat recalled ruefully . “ I suppose it gave him vicarious satisfaction to beat them at their own game — noting , drafting , replying to every kind of letter ...
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معاينة المستخدمين - danoomistmatiste - LibraryThingAnother well written piece from this author. Provides some detailed insights into the life of this great man. A truly international figure who left an indelible mark on both the Gloabal and National ... قراءة التقييم بأكمله
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معاينة المستخدمين - dmcolon - LibraryThingTharoor's biography of Nehru starts out a bit slow, but ends as an engaging meditation on the life of one of India's founding fathers. Tharoor does a thorough job chronicling Nehru's early years as a ... قراءة التقييم بأكمله
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| العنوان | Nehru: The Invention of India |
| المؤلف | Shashi Tharoor |
| الإصدار | تمت مراجعته |
| الناشر | Arcade Pub., 2003 |
| أصلي من | جامعة ميتشيغان |
| الكتب ذات التنسيق الرقمي | 3 أيلول (سبتمبر) 2008 |
| رقم ISBN (الرقم الدولي المعياري للكتاب) | 155970697X, 9781559706971 |
| عدد الصفحات | 282 من الصفحات |
| تصدير الاقتباس | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |