The Partition of India / Ian Talbot and Gurharpal Singh.

By:

Talbot, Ian

Contributor(s):

Singh, Gurharpal

Material type: Text

TextSeries: New approaches to Asian historyPublication details: Cambridge ; New York ; Delhi : Cambridge University Press, 2013, c2009.Description: xvii, 206 p. : ill., maps. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780521856614 (hbk.)
0521856612 (hbk.)
9780521672566 (pbk.)
0521672562 (pbk.)
9781107633476 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

954.04 TAL

LOC classification:

DS480.842 .T34 2009

Summary: The British divided and quit India in 1947. The partition of India and the creation of Pakistan uprooted entire communities and left unspeakable violence in its trail. This book tells the story of partition through the events that led up to it, the terrors that accompanied it, to migration and resettlement. The book also explores the legacies of partition which continue to resonate today in the fractured lives of individuals and communities, and more broadly in the relationship between India and Pakistan and the ongoing conflict over contested sites.It reflects on the general implications of partition as a political solution to ethnic and religious conflict.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-195) and index.

The British divided and quit India in 1947. The partition of India and the creation of Pakistan uprooted entire communities and left unspeakable violence in its trail. This book tells the story of partition through the events that led up to it, the terrors that accompanied it, to migration and resettlement. The book also explores the legacies of partition which continue to resonate today in the fractured lives of individuals and communities, and more broadly in the relationship between India and Pakistan and the ongoing conflict over contested sites.It reflects on the general implications of partition as a political solution to ethnic and religious conflict.

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