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The Proudest Day is a detailed history of the final decades of British rule in India, from the late 18th century to the momentous events of 1947. Authors Anthony Read and David Fisher illuminate how political leaders—Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah—shaped the struggle for independence, while the British viceroys and politicians oscillated between liberal reform and harsh repression, escalating tensions until the Raj finally collapsed. The work situates these developments within the broader context of decolonization and the end of the British Empire.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Anthony Read
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