The largest democracy in the world has for almost all of its existence been ruled by the members of a single family. Five generations have been involved in the emergence of independent India. Without the automatic status of supreme monarchs they have nevertheless been the first family, as much now as 50 years ago. This is the story of the Nehru dynasty. It is one of long years of imprisonment, suffering and assassination, of family feuds, of the bonds which tied one generation to another, and of glittering power politics ...
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The largest democracy in the world has for almost all of its existence been ruled by the members of a single family. Five generations have been involved in the emergence of independent India. Without the automatic status of supreme monarchs they have nevertheless been the first family, as much now as 50 years ago. This is the story of the Nehru dynasty. It is one of long years of imprisonment, suffering and assassination, of family feuds, of the bonds which tied one generation to another, and of glittering power politics played out on the world stage.
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New in New jacket. Book FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An interesting study of the 'royal' family of India, the dynasty of the Nehrus and Gandhis, drawn from diaries, letters, journalistic accounts, interviews, more, offering an intimate perspective both of this family's individual members as well as a sweeping history of modern India and its many problems and achievements. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains map, family tree chart, illustrations, glossary, notes, 352pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
Add this copy of Dynasty: Nehru-Gandhi Story to cart. $104.66, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by TV Books.
