Liberty Or Death by Patrick French
On 14th August 1947, Britain's 300-year-old Indian Empire collapsed and mass migration occurred as Muslims fled north and Hindus fled south. This text examines this event, analyzing the rise of India's freedom movement, the growth of Congress and the Muslim League, and the transfer of power into Indian hands. The book examines the disastrous mistakes made by politicians, and the interplay between figures such as Churchill, Mountbatten and Gandhi. The sources used range from newly declassified secret documents to the memories of refugees. The book has been published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of India's independence.Patrick French was born in England in 1966. He spent four years at Edinburgh University studying English and American literature, and is the author of ‘Younghusband: The Last Great Imperial Adventurer’ (1994), which won the Somerset Maugham Award and the Royal Society of Literature Heinemann Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780002557719 |
| ISBN 10 | 0002557711 |
| Title | Liberty Or Death |
| Author | Patrick French |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1997-07-10 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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