01692nam a22002417a 450000500170000000800410001702000150005804000090007304100080008208200220009010000210011224500480013326000280018130000280020952009720023765000260120965000280123565000250126370000230128894200120131199900190132395201080134220220426162301.0220426b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a0330438395  cAloyL aeng  223a954.035bALIN  aTariq Ali932114  aNehrus and the Gandhis: bAn Indian dynasty  aLondonbPan Booksc2001  axxii,355p.bPBc20x13cm  aThe Nehrus are a dynasty without precedent in the modern world; nowhere else and at no other time in recent history has a single family wielded such enduring and pervasive power over the country – and the electorate – they serve. From Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter, Indira Gandhi, and from there, via Sanjay and Rajiv to – most recently – Sonia, this remarkable family have consistently established both the parameters and rhetoric of India’s political development.
In the eighties, Tariq Ali made several trips to India, meeting a wide range of political and public figures, including Mrs Gandhi, and leaders of both the Congress and Opposition parties. The Nehrus and the Gandhis, first published in 1985, was the result. Now updated to include the most recent chapters in India’s political history, it remains as relevant as ever, offering an intricate and revealing portrait of power, seen through the continued rise – and eyes – of one family.  aIndian History932104  aJawaharlal Nehru932105  aIndira Gandhi932106  aALI (Tariq)932107  2ddccGF  c222649d222649  00102ddc40708HISaALbALd2013-03-24l0o954.035 ALINpGF02130r2022-04-26 00:00:00w2022-04-26yGF