Freedom at midnight
Collins, Larry1997
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In 1947 India gained independence from Britain. The resulting chaos led some Indian leaders to beseech the British to revoke the new mandate. Collins and Lapierre examine the decline of the Raj and the roles enacted by the principal players in the drama.
Main title:
Freedom at midnight / Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.
Edition:
[New ed.].
Publisher:
London : HarperCollins, 1997.
Collation:
xxi, 628p., [12]p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: William Collins, 1975.Previous edition: London: William Collins, 1975.Includes bibliographical references (p. 594-604) and index.
ISBN:
9780006388517 (pbk)
Language:
English
Index terms:
Mahatma GandhiLord MountbattenNehruJinnah
BRN:
663253
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