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Indian Summer: the Secret History of the End of an Empire First edition
Alex Von Tunzelmann
Indian Summer: the Secret History of the End of an Empire First edition
Alex Von Tunzelmann
At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the British Empire withdrew from India, inviting in all the exhilaration and turmoil of a newly free society. In this vivid, atmospheric popular history, Alex von Tunzelmann chronicles these times through the most prominent figures: Dickie Mountbatten, Britain?s dashing, inept last viceroy; Dickie's savvy, glamorous wife, Edwina, who found the love of her life in Jawaharlal Nehru, India's new prime minister; Muslim leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Mohandas Gandhi. Tunzelman's thrilling chronicle "removes the veil from the colorful personalities and events behind Inida's independence and partition with Pakistan" (The Washington Post).
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 30, 2008 |
ISBN13 | 9780312428112 |
Publishers | Picador |
Pages | 496 |
Dimensions | 141 × 208 × 23 mm · 674 g |
Language | English |
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