The Nehrus : Motilal and Jawaharlal /

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Author / Creator:Nanda, B. R. (Bal Ram), 1917-2010
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
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ISBN:9780195693430 (Paper)
0195693434 (Paper)
Notes:Originally published: UK : George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1962.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-368) and index.
Summary:Biographies of Motilal Nehru, 1861-1931, Indian independence activist and leader of the Indian National Congress and Jawaharlal Nehru, 1889-1964, first prime minister of India.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface to New Edition
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Illustrations
  • 1. Formative Years
  • 2. The Profession of Law
  • 3. West Wind
  • 4. Indian National Congress
  • 5. Motilal the Moderate
  • 6. The Only Son
  • 7. Harrow
  • 8. The Young Nationalist
  • 9. Fateful Choice
  • 10. Politics Calling
  • 11. Halcyon Days
  • 12. Home Rule
  • 13. Reforms on the Anvil
  • 14. Emergence of Gandhi
  • 15. Amritsar
  • 16. The Plunge
  • 17. High Tide
  • 18. Low Tide
  • 19. Letters from Prison
  • 20. Trapped in Nabha
  • 21. Leader of the Opposition
  • 22. Tussle with Gandhi
  • 23. Evolution of Jawaharlal
  • 24. Rift in the Lute
  • 25. End of the Tether
  • 26. Rising Tempo
  • 27. The Clash
  • 28. On the Brink
  • 29. Freedoms Battle
  • Epilogue
  • Postscript
  • Bibliography
  • Index