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050	0	0	_aDS480.842 _b.V66 2007
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100	1		_aVon Tunzelmann, Alex, _d1977-
245	1	0	_aIndian summer : _bthe secret history of the end of an empire / _cAlex von Tunzelmann.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bHenry Holt and Co., _c2007.
300			_ax, 401 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill., maps ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [375]-382) and index.
520			_aAt midnight on August 15, 1947, 400 million people were liberated from the British Empire. With the loss of India, its greatest colony, Britain ceased to be a superpower. This defining moment was brought about by a handful of people: Jawaharlal Nehru, the fiery Indian prime minister; Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the leader of the new Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Mohandas Gandhi, the mystical figure who enthralled a nation; and Louis and Edwina Mountbatten, the glamorous but unlikely couple sent to get Britain out of India. Within hours, their dreams would turn to chaos, bloodshed, and war. Behind the scenes, a secret personal drama was also unfolding, as Edwina Mountbatten and Jawaharlal Nehru began a passionate love affair. Their romance developed alongside Cold War conspiracies, the beginning of a terrible conflict in Kashmir, and an epic sweep of events that saw one million people killed and ten million dispossessed.--From publisher description.
505	0		_aA tryst with destiny -- In their gratitude our best reward -- Mohan and Jawahar -- Civis britannicus sum -- Dreaming of the east -- Private lives -- We want no Caesars -- Power without responsibility -- A new theater -- Now or never -- Operation madhouse -- A barrel of gunpowder -- Lightning speed is much too slow -- A full basket of apples -- A rainbow in the sky -- Paradise on earth -- The battle for Delhi -- Kashmir -- Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow -- A kiss good-bye -- Echoes.
651		0	_aIndia _xHistory _yPartition, 1947 _vBiography.
650		0	_aStatesmen _zIndia _vBiography.
856	4	1	_zTable of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0710/2007004932.html
856	4	2	_zContributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007004932-b.html
856	4	2	_zPublisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007004932-d.html
856	4	1	_zSample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0740/2007004932-s.html
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