Keeping the jewel in the crown: the British betrayal of India

By:

Reid,Walter

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Gurugram Penguin 2019Description: 288pISBN:

9780143449140

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

954.035 REI

Summary: When India became independent in 1947, the general view, which has prevailed until now, is that Britain had been steadily working for an amicable transfer of power for decades. In this book, Walter Reid argues that nothing could be further from the truth. With reference to a vast amount of documentary material, from private letters to public records and state papers, he shows how Britain held back political progress in India for as long as possible-a policy which led to unimaginable chaos and suffering when Independence was granted and which created a legacy of hatred and distrust that continues to this day.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	954.035 REI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out to Mahanadi Hostel OT Lounge (MAHANADI)	2023-09-29	163999

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When India became independent in 1947, the general view, which has prevailed until now, is that Britain had been steadily working for an amicable transfer of power for decades. In this book, Walter Reid argues that nothing could be further from the truth. With reference to a vast amount of documentary material, from private letters to public records and state papers, he shows how Britain held back political progress in India for as long as possible-a policy which led to unimaginable chaos and suffering when Independence was granted and which created a legacy of hatred and distrust that continues to this day.

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