Gandhi's Emissary

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-17617-4
Verlag: Routledge India

Buch, Englisch, 364 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

In 1946, at the age of 29, the author was chosen by Mahatma Gandhi to act as unofficial emissary between the British Labour Government and India in the delicate negotiations which resulted in the country‘s independence. His unique position enabled him to give the world a moving and informed account of the principal actors in the drama that led to t

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ghosh, Sudhir

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Introduction Mridula Mukherjee Part 1 Gandhi's Emissary 1. A Famous Loss of Temper 2. Gandhiji and the Seed Potatoes 3. The Loneliness of Love 4. Gandhiji and a Life of 125 Years 5. The Painful Quest for Peace 6. Salt and Political Prisoners 7. To Trust or not to trust 8. The Lonely Pilgrim 9. Gandhi, The Father Part 2 The Nehru Era 10. A revolution That Did not Come Off 11. Building a Socialist Society 12. I Continue as a Gandhian Emissary. Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sudhir Ghosh was a politician and diplomat. He acted as an emissary between Mahatma Gandhi and the Labour Government during the discussions of 1945-47 leading to the independence of India.