The Proudest Day

India's Long Road to Independencre

Anthony Read, David Fisher

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English

Pimlico
25 September 1998

Asian history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Colonialism & imperialism; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism

A vivid, colourful and fast-paced account of the events leading up to an Indian independence in 1947.

At midnight on 14 August 1947, Britain finally granted independence to the peoples of India. Throughout the world, the end of the colonial era was in sight. India was the first great domino to fall, setting off a train of events that was so spread across Asia and Africa, culminat-ing in the collapse of th Soviet empire. The story of the winning of freedom by the peoples of the Indian empire is one of the great sagas of the twentieth century. Bathed in the rosy glow of retrospect, the birth of modern India and Pakistan has come to be guarded in the West as a great achievement, `the proudest day in Britain`s history', as predicted by Lord Macauley in 1835. But how justified is the romantic popular image? Was Indian independence a noble gesture by abenevolent colonial power or was freedom wrested from the British by indian nationalists after more than a quarter of a century of bitter struggle? Was the result a triumph or a tragedy? The Proudest Day sets the record straight.

By: Anthony Read, David Fisher
Imprint: Pimlico
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 594g
ISBN: 9780712661423
ISBN 10: 0712661425
Pages: 592
Publication Date: 25 September 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anthony Read and David Fisher had extremely successful careers in television as writers and producers before embarking on their collaboration as authors. The bestselling books include The Fall of Berlin, Berlin- The Biography of a City, Operation Lucy, Colonel Z, The Deadly Embrace and Kristallnacht, for which they were awarded the H.H Wingate Prize in 1989.

Reviews for The Proudest Day: India's Long Road to Independencre

Taking its title from Macaulay's belief that India would eventually demand self-rule on the 'proudest day in British history', this book, written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Indian Independence, portrays the struggle for Independence in epic and heroic terms. It conjures out of the historic record some good old-fashioned drama and offers us a personality-driven political history. Rousing stuff. (Kirkus UK)