Nehru: A Political Biography
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
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At the crossroads of empire and independence stands one of the twentieth century's most compelling figures — Jawaharlal Nehru, the architect of modern India. Michael Brecher's Nehru: A Political Biography chronicles the life and statecraft of India's first Prime Minister with scholarly rigour and narrative depth, tracing his journey from privileged Kashmiri Brahmin origins through the fire of the independence movement, his complex relationship with Gandhi, and his ultimate ascent to lead a newly sovereign nation of hundreds of millions. Brecher, a distinguished political scientist, presents a meticulously researched portrait that situates Nehru at the intersection of nationalism, socialism, and international non-alignment — ideas that would shape the post-colonial world for decades. Drawing on firsthand interviews and primary sources, this landmark work illuminates the contradictions of a man equally at home in the drawing rooms of Harrow and in the cells of British prisons, a visionary leader whose decisions reverberate through South Asian politics to this day. For anyone seeking to understand the ideological foundations of modern India, this biography is an indispensable and utterly absorbing reckoning with power, identity, and destiny.
Author: Michael Brecher
Format: Hardback
Published: 1959, Oxford University Press
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the crossroads of empire and independence stands one of the twentieth century's most compelling figures — Jawaharlal Nehru, the architect of modern India. Michael Brecher's Nehru: A Political Biography chronicles the life and statecraft of India's first Prime Minister with scholarly rigour and narrative depth, tracing his journey from privileged Kashmiri Brahmin origins through the fire of the independence movement, his complex relationship with Gandhi, and his ultimate ascent to lead a newly sovereign nation of hundreds of millions. Brecher, a distinguished political scientist, presents a meticulously researched portrait that situates Nehru at the intersection of nationalism, socialism, and international non-alignment — ideas that would shape the post-colonial world for decades. Drawing on firsthand interviews and primary sources, this landmark work illuminates the contradictions of a man equally at home in the drawing rooms of Harrow and in the cells of British prisons, a visionary leader whose decisions reverberate through South Asian politics to this day. For anyone seeking to understand the ideological foundations of modern India, this biography is an indispensable and utterly absorbing reckoning with power, identity, and destiny.