Inheritance of Empire
Subtitle: Britain, India, and the Balance of Power in Asia, 1938-55
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: November 30, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780275947330
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: Second World War; Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; British & Irish history: Second World War; British & Irish history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Warfare & Defence; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Second World War, 1939-1945; Imperialism; Political History; History; History - General History; Politics/International Relations; India; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Asia - India; Europe - Great Britain - General; History / Europe / General; Europe - General; 1919-1947; 1936-1945; 1947-; Great Britain; Politics and government
First sentence: On 14 August 1947 shortly before midnight, the appointed time at which India would gain de jure independence, Jawaharlal Nehru described the approaching moment as one "which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance."