Kishan S Rana

Churchill and India

Manipulation or Betrayal?

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Produktbeschreibung

This book studies the extraordinary connection Winston Churchill had with India. Beginning with the early years of his career in India, it traces his rise as a politician, his years as the Prime Minister of Great Britain during the Second World, and his machinations in preserving the Empire.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9781032352008
• ISBN-10: 1032352000
• Artikelnr.: 64359350

Autorenporträt

Kishan S Rana is Former Ambassador of India. He is Emeritus Professor, DiploFoundation, Geneva and Malta; Emeritus Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi, India; and Archives By-Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgment
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Agent of Empire, in pursuit of glory: (1896-1901): A rising politician:
(1902-20)
2 A mixed bag: India obsession (1921-29); constitutional windmills
(1929-35); preoccupation with Europe (1935-39)
3 World War II and India: 1939-45
4 Britain's endgame in India: Independence and after (1945-64); Churchill:
final phase
5 If and perhaps: A conclusion
Afterword: The Bengal Famine
Bibliography
Index
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