India 1 : The Unmaking of an Empire, Hardcover by Copland, Ian, ISBN 1138137529, ISBN-13 9781138137523, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This new account of India's struggle for independence gives the full social, political and economic context up to the transfer of power in 1947. Covering the Indian National Congress, the central figure of Gandhi, and the first years of independence, helpful features include a biographical guide to the main protagonists and a chronological outline of the main events.