Indira by Katherine Frank
Indira Gandhi's life, from her birth in 1917 through partition and up to her assassination in 1984, was dominated by the politics of her country. Always directly involved in India's turbulent 20th-century history, once she accepted the mantle of power, she became one of the world's most powerful and significant women. This biography focuses on Gandhi's role as a female leader of men in one of the most chauvinistic, complex and politicized cultures in the world. Comprehensive, yet also personal, Frank's biography deals with power and how this often isolated woman handled it, alongside her family and her emotional life.
Praise for The Life of Lucie Duff Gordon: 'This biography stands as a masterpiece in its own right' 'Frank has admirably unearthed the substance here.. painting an unforgettable picture ... and orchestrates her account with depth and subtlety'
Katherine Frank, who was born and educated in the United States, is the author of three acclaimed biographies, of Lucie Duff Gordon, Emily Bronte and Mary Kingsley. She has taught at universities in West Africa and the Middle East as well as Britain. During six years of researching and writing Indira she spent extended periods in India. She now lives in England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780002556460 |
| ISBN 10 | 0002556464 |
| Title | Indira |
| Author | Katherine Frank |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2001-03-19 |
| Number of pages | 592 |
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