{"product_id":"1947-1957-india-the-birth-of-a-republic-hardcover","title":"1947-1957, India: The Birth of a Republic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChandrachur Ghose\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of a decade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e-1947 to 1957-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ethat made and unmade India\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first decade after India's independence, 1947-1957, was probably the most crucial in the nation's history. Opening a window to this period, this book weaves a story out of the complex ideas and events that have largely remained beneath the surface of public discourse. The transfer of power, the framing of the Constitution and the formation of the governance machinery; the clash of ideas and ideologies among parties and personalities; the beginning of the disintegration of the Congress and the consolidation of political forces in the opposition; Nehru's grappling with existential problems at home and his quest for global peace; the interplay between democratic ideals and ruthless power play-all these factors impinged on each other and shaped the new republic in its formative decade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThought-provoking, argumentative and unputdownable, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e1947-1957, India: The Birth of a Republic \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a must-read for anyone interested in Indian political history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChandrachur Ghose\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, researcher and commentator on history, economics and environment, having graduated from Visva Bharati and the University of Sussex. He has co-authored \u003ci\u003eConundrum: Subhas Bose's Life After Death\u003c\/i\u003e, which features among the bestsellers in Amazon. He is one of the founders of the pressure group Mission Netaji that has been the moving force behind the declassification of secret documents related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. His activism led to the declassification of over ten thousand pages in 2010. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChandrachur's \u003ci\u003eBose: The Untold Story of an Inconvenient Nationalist \u003c\/i\u003e(Penguin, 2022) is a national bestseller.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.29 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53468145123635,"sku":"9780670097104","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/1947-1957-india-the-birth-of-a-republic-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}