Ramachandra Guha

Rebels Against the Raj

Western Fighters for India's Freedom

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Produktbeschreibung

WINNER OF THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY à â Ë A narrative of startling originality à â  As discussions of Britainà â â s colonial legacy become increasingly polarised, we are in ever more need of nuanced books like this oneà â â SAM DALRYMPLE, SPECTATOR

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 191mm x 130mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 348g
• ISBN-13: 9780008498801
• ISBN-10: 0008498806
• Artikelnr.: 63587622

Autorenporträt

RAMACHANDRA GUHA was born and raised in the Himalayan foothills. He studied in Delhi and Kolkata, and has lived for many years in Bengaluru. His many books include a pioneering environmental history, The Unquiet Woods, a landmark history of his country, India after Gandhi, and an authoritative biography of Mahatma Gandhi, both volumes of which were chosen by the New York Times as a Notable Book of the Year. Having previously taught at Yale, Stanford, and the London School of Economics, he is currently Distinguished University Professor at Krea University.   Guhäs awards include the Leopold-Hidy Prize of the American Society of Environmental History, the Howard Milton Award of the British Society for Sports History, the R. K. Narayan Prize and the Fukuoka Prize. He is the recipient of a honorary doctorate in the humanities from Yale University.