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India's Journey to Independence and Division
Patrick French
ISBN: 9780241950401
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
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At midnight on 14 August 1947, Britain's 350-year-old Indian Empire was broken into three pieces. This is an account of the chaotic final years of colonial rule in India. It brings to life a cast of characters including spies, idealists, freedom fighters and politicians from Churchill to Gandhi.
At midnight on 14 August 1947, Britain's 350-year-old Indian Empire was broken into three pieces. The greatest mass migration in history began, as Muslims fled north and Hindus fled south, and Britain's role as an imperial power came to an end. Patrick French's vivid and surprising account of the chaotic final years of colonial rule in India has been acclaimed as the definitive book on this subject. Journeying across India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, he brings to life a cast of characters including spies, idealists, freedom fighters and politicians from Churchill to Gandhi.
| ISBN | 0241950406 | | Pages | 496 | | ISBN13 | 9780241950401
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 364 | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Penguin Books Ltd | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Publication date | 27 Jan 2011 | | Spine width (mm) | 22 | | DEWEY | 954.0359 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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A remarkable achievement ... a huge, crowded and kaleidoscopic canvas, which the author handles with remarkable authority ... It is also enormous fun to read Daily Telegraph A fine, lucid book ... vividly drawn with novel-like touches -- Hanif Kureshi Beautifully written Sunday Times French is a natural storyteller ... a delightful tale of intrigue, ham-handedness and just plain blundering India Today  Be the first to write a customer review
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