Jawarharlal Nehru played a crucial part in shaping Indian nationalism and in the creation of modern India. His life encompassed the high-noon of the British Raj, but also its collapse and the creation of a Commonwealth of independent states. As India's first prime minister he grappled with daunting internal problems, yet gave his country a clear identity in international affairs. One of the ironies of his career was that the dedicated democrat and social reformer was also the founder of a great, and sometimes autocratic, political dynasty.
| ISBN: | 9780708311752 |
| Publication date: | 12th March 1993 |
| Author: | Denis Judd |
| Publisher: | University of Wales Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | Political Portraits |
| Genres: |
Biography: historical, political and military Political leaders and leadership |