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Wolpert, Stanley Albert was born on December 23, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Nathan and Frances (Gittelson) Wolpert.
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An important contribution to the study of one of the most significant episodes of modern history-the partition of india scholarly, insightful, understanding and brilliant scholarship and the art of portrayal merge so masterfully in the work that jinnahs personality becomes truly alive wolperts biography of jinnah is xcellently writtencomprehensive in its sweep the first scholarly biography of one of the most important political figures of the modern world beautifully written, insightful, and dispassionate, it brings to life this complex, brilliant, and ambitious leader wolperts well-researched biographywill revive the debate on the measure of jinnahs foresight
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After more than twenty-five years in print, A New History of India continues to be the most readable and popular one-volume history of India available. Now in its eighth edition, this acclaimed text features updated scholarship and bibliographic material throughout and integrates new research on such incisive topics as the Indian diaspora, the economy, and the nuclear issue. In lively, accessible language, Stanley Wolpert condenses more than 4,000 years of India's history into a graceful and engaging narrative. He discusses modern India's rapidly growing population, industry, and economy, and also considers the prospects for India's future. From a carefully balanced perspective, Wolpert presents a fair and truthful record of India's history--he offers both a triumphant portrayal of the brightest achievements of Indian civilization as well as a sobering examination of its persistent social inequities and economic and political corruption. Enhanced with striking new images and a full-color map of India and the surrounding area, A New History of India, Eighth Edition, remains the authoritative text on the compelling--and often controversial--history of this fascinating country.
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An Urdu translation, this biography explores the fascinating public and private life of this eminently powerful but little understood leader who changed the map of the Asian subcontinent. This book is intended for Urdu-speaking historians and academics interested in the history and politics of South Asia.
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Mohammad Ali Jinnah was for Pakistan what Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru combined were for modern India—inspirational father and first head of state. Jinnah began his career as the Indian National Congress’s ‘Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity’ but ended it forty years later as the architect of the partition that split Pakistan away from India. This authoritative and uniquely insightful biography explores the fascinating public and private life of this eminently powerful but little understood leader who changed the map of the Asian subcontinent. Portraying Jinnah’s story in all of its human complexity. Wolpert begins in the late nineteenth century with Jinnah’s early life as a provincial country-boy in Karachi and follows him to London where he studied law and became a British barrister. Returning to India in 1896, Jinnah rapidly ascended the dual ladders of Indian law and politics, climbing to the top rung of each. By the 1920s, however, it appeared that Jinnah’s political career was at an end, superseded by the rise of Gandhi’s leadership and the movement of India in a more revolutionary direction. Yet, Jinnah was to remain a pivotal figure in the turbulent decades that followed, as India struggled for independence from British rule amid growing Hindu-Muslim antagonism. Wolpert vividly recounts how the tragic clash of personalities and party platforms that initially pitted Jinnah against Gandhi escalated from a personal rivalry into a conflict of national and international proportions. Wolpert shows how Jinnah’s shrewd and skillful leadership combined brilliant advocacy and singular tenacity to win his suit for the creation of Pakistan on behalf of the ‘Muslim nation’—his sole client during the last, lonely, pain-filled decade of his life.
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Wolpert, Stanley Albert was born on December 23, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Nathan and Frances (Gittelson) Wolpert.
Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1959. Bachelor, City College of New York, 1953.
Member faculty University of California at Los Angeles, since 1958, professor history, since 1967, chairman department, 1967-1970. Visiting associate professor University Pennsylvania, summers 1964, 65.
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Member American History Association, Association Asian Studies, American Oriental Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Dorothy Guberman, June 12, 1953. Children: Daniel, Adam.