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Item Details
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KEEPING THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN
THE BRITISH BETRAYAL OF INDIA |
| By: |
Walter Reid |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£20.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1780273363 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781780273365 |
| Publisher: |
BIRLINN GENERAL |
| Pub. date: |
3 May, 2016 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
This is a stimulating and controversial account of Britain's role in Indian independence after World War II. |
| Synopsis: |
When India became independent in 1947, the general view, which has prevailed until now, is that Britain had been steadily working for an amicable transfer of power for decades. In this book Walter Reid argues that nothing could be further from the truth. With reference to a vast amount of documentary material, from private letters to public records and state papers, he shows how Britain held back political progress in India for as long as possible - a policy which led to unimaginable chaos and suffering when independence was granted, and which created a legacy of hatred and distrust that continues to this day. |
| Illustrations: |
8 Plates, black and white |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Birlinn Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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