INDIAN SUMMER : The Secret History of the End of an Empire
by Alex Von Tunzelmann
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/None As Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0312428111
- ISBN 13
- 9780312428112
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Picador, 2008. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/None As Issued. Reginald Piggott (Hand Drawn Maps). Text/NEW & Bright. First Edition, 4th Printing. Softcover/VG; strong & sound w/faint surface wear & faint creasing to lower front corner. Soil spot to front cover verso & fEP. Account of the drama surrounding the independence of India that ended British colonial rule, a year after World War II, in 1947. Details of the processes leading up to it, and, the consequences thereafter by British historian, screenwriter & author Alex von Tunzelmann (1977 -). A saga in history, religion, & political intrigue, and, not excluding romance --- an alleged affair between Jawaharlal Nehru and Edwina Mountbatten, wife of the last Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten. 478 pgs, handdrawn maps & archival photos, 20 chapters in 4 parts: Part I, Empire; II, The End; III, The Beginning; and IV, Afterward, followed by A Note on Names & Glossary. Strong copy despite flaws.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020545
- Title
- INDIAN SUMMER : The Secret History of the End of an Empire
- Author
- Alex Von Tunzelmann
- Illustrator
- Reginald Piggott (Hand Drawn Maps)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 4th Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0312428111
- ISBN 13
- 9780312428112
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 478
- Keywords
- History, India, 1947 Independence, British Colonialism, Pakistan, Bangladesh
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