Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography (Set of 3 Volumes)

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The Box Set Contains The Following 3 Titles: 1.) Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography (Volume - 1) 2.) Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography (Volume – 2) 3.) Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography (Volume – 3) Among the few great statesmen to emerge in Aisa, Jawaharlal Nehru played a decisive role in the history of the twentieth century by putting Indian on the world map as a force to be reckoned with. Authored by one of the leading historians of India, these three volumes provide an authoritative first-hand account of Jawaharlal Nehru and his times. Chronologically arranged, the first of the three volumes discusses Nehru’s early life and ends in 1947. The second focuses on the first nine years of his Prime Ministership, and the third examines the last eight years of his life, Shifting effortlessly between the public and private spheres of Nehru the individual, the politician, and the family man, these volumes are as much a social and political history of their times as they are a biography. This first volume traces Nehru’s formative years, youth, entry in politics, role in the Independence struggle, and his emergence as a leader of the Congress. It also highlights the role of Kamala Nehru in his life and events surrounding the transfer of power. Drawing information from rare private papers, this intimate and sensitive portrait of Nehru will be indispensable for scholars, researchers, and students of modern Indian history, and politics, as well as the general reader.

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Sarvepalli Gopal (1923 – 2002), Padma Vibhushan, was Director of the Historical Division of the Ministry of External Affairs in India from 1954 to 1966. He was also Professor of Contemporary History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford; and Chairman of the National Book Trust of India. Table of Contents 1.) Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography (Volume - 1) Abbreviations List of Illustrations and Maps Prologue 1. Unformative Years 2. Marking Time 3. Immersion in Politics 4. Among the Peasants 5. The Moderate Disciple of Gandhi 6. In Nabha Jail 7. Escape into Administration 8. Europe 1926-1927 9. The Campaingn for Independence 10. Action - and Anti-Climax 11. Agrarian Crisis in the United Provinces 12. In and Out of Prison 13. Death of Kamala Nehru 14. Leading the Party 15. Out of Tune with the Congress 16. The War Crisis 17. The Cripps Mission 18. Collision Course 19. Post-War Prelude 20. The Cabinet Mission 21. The Interim Government 22. The Transfer of Power Biographical Notes Glossary Bibliography Index 2.) Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography (Volume - 2) Preface Abbreviations List of Illustrations and Maps 1. Sad Morning 2. Kashmir and Hyderabad 3. The Shaping of Foreign Policy 4. Domestic Pressures 5. Korea and Tibet 6. Kashmir 1951-1953 7. The Korean Settlement 8. The Road to Elections 9. The Zenith of World Influence 1953-1954 10. The Fine Art of Government 11. ‘The Light of Asia’ 12. The Problem of Linguistic Provinces 13. Suez 14. Hungary 15. Mid-Term Assessment Biographical Notes Glossary Bibliography Index 3.) Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography (Volume - 3) Preface Abbreviations Illustrations and Maps Acknowledgments 1. The Domestic Scene 2. The World Outside 3. Kerala 1957-1959 4. Tiber, China and Pakistan 1957-1959 5. Towards Cooperative Farming 6. The Growing Rift with China 1960 7. Crusade in the Congo 8. Strengthening National Feeling 9. Round the World – to Goa 10. China Goes to War 11. Light and Shadows 12. Full Stop Appendix: The Northern Boundary of India Biographical Notes Glossary Bibliography Index