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The Proudest Day: India's Long Road to Independence
by Read, Anthony and Fisher, David
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- 0393045943
- ISBN 13
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New York and London: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1998. First US Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First US Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Archival protective cover. 36 illustrations. Glossary and Maps in front of book. "The Proudest Day" is a riveting account of the end of the Raj, the most romantic of all the great empires. The award-winning authors put the events leading up to India's Independence from the British Empire, the Raj, in 1947, into perspective, telling the whole epic story in colorful detail from its beginnings almost a century earlier. They explore the role of dominant figures in the last bitter years, such as Ghandi, Nehru, Juiina and Mountbatten, to the final partition of the sub-continent, into India and Pakistan. 565 pages Including Source Notes, Bibliography, and Index. 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches. 1998, W W Norton & Co Inc, New York and London
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- Title
- The Proudest Day: India's Long Road to Independence
- Author
- Read, Anthony and Fisher, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393045943
- ISBN 13
- 9780393045949
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- COLONIALISM INDIA THE RAJ BRITISH OCCUPATION OF INDIA,, 1765-1947 INDIA, HISTORY GREAT BRITAIN,
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- History. Great Britain;
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- 0 oz
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