Ramachandra Guha, Author . Ecco $34.95 (893p) ISBN 978-0-06-019881-7
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ndia is the country that was never expected to ever be a country. In the late 19th century, Sir John Strachey, a senior British official, grandly opined that the territory's diverse states simply could not possess “any sort of unity,...
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Ramachandra Guha. Knopf, $35 (672p) ISBN 978-0-385-53229-7
This first volume in a two-part biography of Gandhi from Guha (India After Gandhi) proves itself an essential work for its bold purpose, extensive research, and engaging prose. Seeking to address scholarly reliance on the Mahatma’s own writings,...
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Ramachandra Guha. Knopf, $40 (1,104p) ISBN 978-0-385-53231-0
In the second half of his two-part biography of Gandhi, Guha (Gandhi Before India) mines newly discovered archival material to produce a portrait of the Indian leader that is both panoramic in scope and surprisingly intimate, both admiring of Gandhi
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Ramachandra Guha. Knopf, $30 (496p) ISBN 978-1-101-87483-7
Brits and Americans who joined India’s struggle against British rule are remembered in this vibrant historical study. Historian Guha (India After Gandhi) profiles seven Westerners who moved to India and participated in its 20th-century independence...
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