The Nehrus : Motilal and Jawaharlal /
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| Author / Creator: | Nanda, B. R. (Bal Ram), 1917-2010 |
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| Edition: | New ed. |
| Imprint: | New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. |
| Description: | 378 p., [7] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford India paperbacks |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7777460 |
| Summary: | The Nehrus is being revived as a Classic Reissue. This book has established itself as a standard biography of Motilal and Jawaharlal Nehru. It provides a gripping survey of seventy momentous years of Indian History between 1861 and 1931. This edition carries a new Preface where the author talks about how and why he embarked on writing this book. Father and son played very different parts in the national struggle; but so intertwined were their lives that they influenced each other, not least when they differed. Love of ones children is a natural and common enough emotion, but in the case of Motilal, it had a rare quality, which Gandhi, a deeply religious man, described as divine. It carries a section analysing Jawaharlal Nehrus role in the national movement after 1931, his relationship with Gandhi, and his contribution as Indias first Prime Minister until his death in 1964. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: UK : George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1962. |
| Physical Description: | 378 p., [7] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-368) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195693430 0195693434 |