The man whom Indian nationalists perceived as the "George Washington of India" and who was President of the Indian National Congress in 1938-1939 is a legendary figure. Called Netaji ("leader") by his countrymen, Subhas Chandra Bose struggled all his l
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780674065963
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Date: 11-12-2012
Pages: 448
Product Dimensions: 8.80(w) x 5.80(h) x 1.10(d)
About the Author
Sugata Bose is Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs at Harvard University. He is the author of His Majesty’s Opponent: Subhas Chandra Bose and India’s Struggle against Empire and A Hundred Horizons: The Indian Ocean in the Age of Global Empire.
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Amartya Sen
Subhas Chandra Bose was perhaps the most enigmatic of the great Indian leaders fighting for independence in the twentieth century. This wonderful book makes a major contribution to the understanding of the political, social and moral commitments of Netaji, the great leader, as he was called by his contemporaries.
— Amartya Sen, author of The Idea of Justice
Dr. Tim Harper
This is a definitive biography of Subhas Chandra Bose, written by the person most qualified to do so. It is an epic tale, told in an epic manner.
— Dr. Tim Harper, author of Forgotten Wars: Freedom and Revolution in Southeast Asia
Arjun Appadurai
This remarkable book places Subhas Chandra Bose fully in the context of Indian and world history. It should be read by everyone interested in the end of the British Empire.