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Nehru

Author: Benjamin Zachariah
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series: Routledge historical biographies.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Born into a wealthy, politically influential Indian family in the waning years of the Raj, Jawaharlal Nehru was raised, under his father's careful guidance, on Western secularism and the humanist ideas of the Enlightenment. But it was not until he met Gandhi in 1916 that Nehru was transformed from an uninspired student into a fiery and motivated activist. The theories of democracy, human dignity, and  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
Named Person: Jawaharlal Nehru; Jawaharlal Nehru; Jawaharlal Nehru
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Benjamin Zachariah
ISBN: 041525017X 9780415250177 0415250161 9780415250160
OCLC Number: 53186579
Description: xxv, 299 p. : ill., 1 map ; 21 cm.
Contents: The making of a colonial intellectual --
The young Gandhian --
"Ineffectual angel," 1927-39 --
The end of the Raj --
Interlude : envisioning the new India --
Consolidating the state, c. 1947-55 --
High Nehruvianism and its decline, c. 1955-63 --
Conclusion : death, succession, legacy.
Series Title: Routledge historical biographies.
Responsibility: Benjamin Zachariah.
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"Born into a wealthy, politically influential Indian family in the waning years of the Raj, Jawaharlal Nehru was raised, under his father's careful guidance, on Western secularism and the humanist ideas of the Enlightenment. But it was not until he met Gandhi in 1916 that Nehru was transformed from an uninspired student into a fiery and motivated activist. The theories of democracy, human dignity, and self-determination from his student days became ideals to fight and live for. In Nehru and Gandhi, India found an invincible team - a spiritual father who could move millions and a political tactician who could galvanize them into action. Together, they led the nonviolent struggle for India's independence, a struggle that wasn't won until 1947. But neither Nehru nor Gandhi could prevent the horrific price for independence: partition." "In this fascinating account of an extraordinary life and career, Shashi Tharoor, eminent United Nations diplomat and author of India: From Midnight to the Millennium, traces Nehru's development from privileged child, posturing young nationalist, and valiant fighter for independence, to unchallengeable prime minister and global statesman. Tharoor casts an unflinching eye on Nehru's heroic efforts for, and stewardship of, independent, India and gives us a careful appraisal of his legacy to the world."--Jacket.

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