num_pages: 272
description: This fascinating book looks back at the giants of the Asian and African independence movements.In his engaging, informative accounts of men such as Jawaharial Nehru of India, Sukarno of Indonesia, and Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam, the eminent historian Hugh Tinker illuminates the varying ways in which these distinctive personalities led their countries into independence from Western colonial rule.
language: English
title: Men Who Overturned Empires: Fighters, Dreamers & Schemers
titlecomplete: Men Who Overturned Empires: Fighters, Dreamers & Schemers
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr