Glimpses of World History: Being Further Letters to his Daughter, Written in Prison, and Containing a Rambling Account of History for Young People (Centenary Edition)
by Nehru, Jawaharlal
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0195623606
- ISBN 13
- 9780195623604
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Synopsis
Glimpses of World History, a book written by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1934, is a panoramic sweep of the history of humankind. It is a collection of 196 letters on world history written from various prisons in British India between 1930-1933. The letters were written to his young daughter Indira, and was meant to introduce her to world history. The letters start off with one he sends to his daughter on her birthday.
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- Title
- Glimpses of World History: Being Further Letters to his Daughter, Written in Prison, and Containing a Rambling Account of History for Young People (Centenary Edition)
- Author
- Nehru, Jawaharlal
- Illustrator
- J. F. Horrabin  Maps
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0195623606
- ISBN 13
- 9780195623604
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Delhi
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Jawaharlal Nehru, Letters, history History; J. F. Horrabin  Maps Unbranded ISBN: 0195623606 EAN: 9780195623604 Nehru, Jawaharlal Glimpses of World History: Being Further Letters to his Daughter, Written in Prison, and Containing a Ram
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