Stanley Wolpert: 3 books
Shameful Flight
The Last Years of the British Empire in India
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2006
Britain's precipitous and ill-planned disengagement from India in 1947--condemned as a "shameful flight" by Winston Churchill--had a truly catastrophic effect on South Asia, leaving hundreds of thousands of people dead in its wake and creating a legacy of chaos, hatred, and war that has...
Gandhi's Passion
The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2002
More than half a century after his death, Mahatma Gandhi continues to inspire millions throughout the world. Yet modern India, most strikingly in its decision to join the nuclear arms race, seems to have abandoned much of his nonviolent vision. Inspired by recent events in India, Stanley Wolpert offers...
India and Pakistan
Continued Conflict or Cooperation?
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Beginning in 1947, when "India and Pakistan were born to conflict," renowned India scholar Stanley Wolpert provides an authoritative, accessible primer on what is potentially the world's most dangerous crisis. He concisely distills sixty-three years of complex history, tracing the roots...