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Author Brecher, Michael.

Title Nehru : a political biography / Michael Brecher
Edition Abridged edition
Published London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1959

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Description xvi, 682 pages : portraits, folded maps ; 22 cm
Contents Portrait of the man -- The young Brahmin -- And then came Gandhi -- In the doldrums -- Sojourn in the West -- Nehru comes of age -- Congress goes to war -- Prison beomes a habit -- Hero of the left -- Days of ferment -- The war and inner torment -- India at the crossroads -- 1947 : Triumph -- And anguish -- The Duumvirate -- Victor at the polls -- Democracy at work -- Planning and welfare -- India and the world -- Portrait of a leader
Analysis Nehru, Jawaharlal
Notes Index: p.653-682
Reviews: Times Literary Supplement, 3 July 1959, p.393-394
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 641-651
Subject Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964.
Prime ministers -- India -- Biography.
SUBJECT India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064915
India -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064942
India -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064936
Genre/Form Biographies.
LC no. 59002653