{"product_id":"2299-the-proudest-day-indias-long-road-to-independence","title":"The Proudest Day - India's Long Road to Independence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Anthony Read\u003cbr\u003eDavid Fisher\/\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pimlico\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1997\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 565\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0712661425\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Indians needed in their golden jubilee year was some good old personality-driven political history of the Raj and that is exactly what the authors have done.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thoroughly splendid history of an exceedingly complicated subject.  The authors review events before the 20th century at a brisk pace, as a prologue to the great drama spread across three quarters of their book and as the narrative proceeds towards the final act of midnight on 14 August 1947, so it becomes more scholarly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The narrative goes beyond the chronicling of historical facts and assumes a quality of subtle story-telling.  It is well-placed, intelligent and perceptive, scripted with a measure of assurance that bridges the best of fiction and non-fiction writing.  The quality of writing - its pungency and sense of theatre - is matched by the rigorousness of the research . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the profound epic  tales of modern world history.                                                                                                      - - Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Quiet Trade\u003cbr\u003eThe Strangest of all Empires\u003cbr\u003eThe Moaning of the Hurricane\u003cbr\u003eThe Mildest Form of Government is Despotism\u003cbr\u003eIf Fifty Men Cannot be Found\u003cbr\u003eThe Gravity of the Blunder\u003cbr\u003eNo Bombs, No Boons\u003cbr\u003eA Spontaneous Loyalty\u003cbr\u003eAn Indefensible System\u003cbr\u003eGod Bless Gandhi\u003cbr\u003eA Himalayan Miscalculation\u003cbr\u003eThe Very Brink of Chaos and Anarchy\u003cbr\u003eA Butchery of Our Souls\u003cbr\u003eA Year’s Grace and a Polite Ultimatum\u003cbr\u003eA Mad Risk\u003cbr\u003eCivil Martial Law\u003cbr\u003eThe Empty Fruits of Office\u003cbr\u003eThe Congress Asked for Bread and it has Got a Stone\u003cbr\u003eA Landmark in the Future History of India\u003cbr\u003eA Post-dated Cheque on a Bank that is Failing\u003cbr\u003eLeave India to God – or to Anarchy\u003cbr\u003eThe Two Great Mountains have Met –and not even a Ridiculous Mouse has Emerged Patriots not Traitors\u003cbr\u003eWe are on the Threshold of a Great Tragedy\u003cbr\u003eIf India Wants Her Blood-bath she shall have it\u003cbr\u003ePossible New Horror Job\u003cbr\u003ePlan Balkan\u003cbr\u003eThirteen Months Means Mischief to India\u003cbr\u003eA Treaty of Peace without a War\u003cbr\u003eA Tryst with Destiny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSource Notes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Anthony Read \/ Pimlico \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776518271145,"sku":"2299","price":37.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/20113_bd1aac5a-07d9-429c-8432-28b902e880f9.jpg?v=1625570229","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/2299-the-proudest-day-indias-long-road-to-independence","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}