Nehru's India: A history in seven myths (Record no. 357557)

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International Standard Book Number 9780691245775
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Classification number PM 954.042 NEH
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Personal name Sherman, Taylor C.
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Title Nehru's India: A history in seven myths
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Jersey
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Princeton University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2022
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Extent 284 p.
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Summary, etc. Nehru’s India brings a provocative but nuanced set of new interpretations to the history of early independent India. Drawing from her extensive research over the past two decades, Taylor Sherman reevaluates the role of Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, in shaping the nation. She argues that the notion of Nehru as the architect of independent India, as well as the ideas, policies, and institutions most strongly associated with his premiership―nonalignment, secularism, socialism, democracy, the strong state, and high modernism―have lost their explanatory power. They have become myths.<br/>Sherman examines seminal projects from the time and also introduces readers to little-known personalities and fresh case studies, including India’s continued engagement with overseas Indians, the importance of Buddhism in secular India, the transformations in industry and social life brought about by bicycles, a riotous and ultimately doomed attempt to prohibit the consumption of alcohol in Bombay, the early history of election campaign finance, and the first state-sponsored art exhibitions. The author also shines a light on underappreciated individuals, such as Apa Pant, the charismatic diplomat who influenced foreign policy from Kenya to Tibet, and Urmila Eulie Chowdhury, the rebellious architect who helped oversee the building of Chandigarh.<br/>Tracing and critiquing developments in this formative period in Indian history, Nehru’s India offers a fresh and definitive exploration of the nation’s early postcolonial era.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Prime Minister
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Jawaharlal Nehru
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Indian Politics
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2025-01-07   PM 954.042 NEH 178048 899.00 2025-01-07 Books Not Missing Dewey Decimal Classification Not Damaged     Gandhi Smriti Library Gandhi Smriti Library 2025-01-07

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