Gandhi & Churchill : the epic rivalry that destroyed an empire and forged our age
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- ISBN: 0553804634 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780553804638 (hardcover) :
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Physical Description:
ix, 721 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, 2008.
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General Note: | Map on lining papers. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [673]-685) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The Churchills and the Raj -- Lord Randolph takes charge -- Illusions of power: the Gandhis, India, and British rule -- Awakening: Gandhi in London and South Africa, 1888-1895 -- Awakening II: Churchill in India, 1896-1899 -- Men at war, 1899-1900 -- Converging paths, 1900-1906 -- Brief encounter, 1906-1909 -- Break point, 1909-1910 -- Parting of the ways, 1911-1914 -- A Bridgehead too far, 1914-1915 -- Gandhi's war, 1915-1918 -- Bloodshed, 1919-1920 -- Noncooperation, 1920-1922 -- Reversal of fortunes, 1922-1929 -- Eve of battle, 1929 -- Salt, 1930 -- Round tables and naked fakirs, 1930-1931 -- Contra Mundum, 1931-1932 -- Last ditch, 1932-1935 -- Against the current, 1936-1938 -- Edge of darkness, 1938-1939 -- Collision course, 1939-1940 -- From Narvik to Bardoli, April 1940-December 1941 -- Debacle, 1941-1942 -- Quit India, 1942 -- Showdown, 1943 -- Triumph and tragedy, 1943-1945 -- Walk alone, 1945-1947 -- Death in the garden, 1947-1948 -- Lion in the twilight, 1948-1965. |
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Summary:
Through incisive and fast-paced prose illuminated by dozens of photographs and maps, the author cuts through the legends surrounding the charismatic duo to reveal their flaws as well as their strengths. A masterpiece of narrative history, "Gandhi & Churchill" will change the way we think about both men, and about the impact of their lives and ideas on the modern world.