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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Hope ( to ) survive the British Empire . ” The Mahatma was warm in his admiration . “ It was all done bravely . You have braver things to do . May God spare you for many a long year to come and make you His chosen instrument for freeing ...
Hope ( to ) survive the British Empire . ” The Mahatma was warm in his admiration . “ It was all done bravely . You have braver things to do . May God spare you for many a long year to come and make you His chosen instrument for freeing ...
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In April 1929 the now legendary Bhagat Singh threw bombs into the Legislative Assembly , expressing the hope that the explosions would “ make the deaf hear ” ( he was hanged for his pains , but in 2002 the popular Indian film industry ...
In April 1929 the now legendary Bhagat Singh threw bombs into the Legislative Assembly , expressing the hope that the explosions would “ make the deaf hear ” ( he was hanged for his pains , but in 2002 the popular Indian film industry ...
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But “ Orthodox Socialism does not give us much hope .... [ A ] n all - powerful state is no lover of individual liberty . . . . Life under Socialism would be a joyless and soulless thing , regulated to the minutest detail by rules and ...
But “ Orthodox Socialism does not give us much hope .... [ A ] n all - powerful state is no lover of individual liberty . . . . Life under Socialism would be a joyless and soulless thing , regulated to the minutest detail by rules and ...
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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 |