India's partition the story of imperialism in retreat /
Panigrahi, D. N., 1929-
India's partition the story of imperialism in retreat / D.N. Panigrahi. - London : Routledge, 2004. - xx, 371 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., 2 maps, ports. - British foreign and colonial policy. . - Cass series--British foreign and colonial policy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Illustrations
Maps
Series Editor’s Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Glossary
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
Notes
1 The Making of Jinnah
Jinnah’s marriage and attitude towards Hindus
Jinnah’s political ambition: discomfiture and fulfilment
Notes
2 Storming the Muslim League
The Nehru Report and the parting of the ways
Jinnah’s unpopularity in the Muslim-majority provinces
Jinnah’s behaviour pattern against dissidents
Shia–Sunni controversy
The Congress atrocities: myth and reality, 1937–39
Notes
3 The Second World War, the Conservatives and the Muslim League
Winston Churchill and the Conservative stance
The Indian political scenario
The Labour initiatives
Linlithgow–Jinnah: understanding and collaboration
Notes
4 The Pakistan Resolution and Gandhi–Jinnah Dialogue
Jinnah’s two-nation theory
Gandhi–Jinnah dialogue
Notes
5 The Cripps Offer, 1942
Background of the Cripps mission
Cripps: negotiating a settlement
Goodbye Mr Cripps: Linlithgow–Cripps row
The tory betrayal and the failure of the mission
Notes
6 Quit India and the Aftermath
The Quit India Movement
The mass upheaval
The aftermath
Notes
7 From Simla Conference to Partition
The Simla Conference, 1945
The political scenario and the Cabinet mission, 1946
Towards Jinnah’s Direct Action, August 1946
The Direct Action
The Pakistan Movement
The partition of India
Notes
8 Concluding Remarks
Note
Biographical Data
Bibliography
Primary sources, British Library, London
Primary sources, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), Teen Murti House, New Delhi
Primary sources: published documents
Secondary sources
Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Based on new source material available in both England and India, India's Partition examines the partition in the context of the retreat of the British Empire. The freeing of India from British rule was the result of internal forces in both countries, while the split of the subcontinent along religious lines served as a harbinger for things to come. Panigrahi argues that partition was not a foregone conclusion and was not the favoured option for most of the main parties, but rather was the result of a unique set of circumstances. An erudite exploration of the highly complex relations between India and Britain leading up to independence and the split, India's Partition looks at the leaders who made far-reaching decisions - and their motivations - during this critical time.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
India--History.
India--History--Partition, 1947.
954.042 / PAN
India's partition the story of imperialism in retreat / D.N. Panigrahi. - London : Routledge, 2004. - xx, 371 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., 2 maps, ports. - British foreign and colonial policy. . - Cass series--British foreign and colonial policy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Illustrations
Maps
Series Editor’s Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Glossary
Introduction
I
II
III
IV
Notes
1 The Making of Jinnah
Jinnah’s marriage and attitude towards Hindus
Jinnah’s political ambition: discomfiture and fulfilment
Notes
2 Storming the Muslim League
The Nehru Report and the parting of the ways
Jinnah’s unpopularity in the Muslim-majority provinces
Jinnah’s behaviour pattern against dissidents
Shia–Sunni controversy
The Congress atrocities: myth and reality, 1937–39
Notes
3 The Second World War, the Conservatives and the Muslim League
Winston Churchill and the Conservative stance
The Indian political scenario
The Labour initiatives
Linlithgow–Jinnah: understanding and collaboration
Notes
4 The Pakistan Resolution and Gandhi–Jinnah Dialogue
Jinnah’s two-nation theory
Gandhi–Jinnah dialogue
Notes
5 The Cripps Offer, 1942
Background of the Cripps mission
Cripps: negotiating a settlement
Goodbye Mr Cripps: Linlithgow–Cripps row
The tory betrayal and the failure of the mission
Notes
6 Quit India and the Aftermath
The Quit India Movement
The mass upheaval
The aftermath
Notes
7 From Simla Conference to Partition
The Simla Conference, 1945
The political scenario and the Cabinet mission, 1946
Towards Jinnah’s Direct Action, August 1946
The Direct Action
The Pakistan Movement
The partition of India
Notes
8 Concluding Remarks
Note
Biographical Data
Bibliography
Primary sources, British Library, London
Primary sources, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), Teen Murti House, New Delhi
Primary sources: published documents
Secondary sources
Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Based on new source material available in both England and India, India's Partition examines the partition in the context of the retreat of the British Empire. The freeing of India from British rule was the result of internal forces in both countries, while the split of the subcontinent along religious lines served as a harbinger for things to come. Panigrahi argues that partition was not a foregone conclusion and was not the favoured option for most of the main parties, but rather was the result of a unique set of circumstances. An erudite exploration of the highly complex relations between India and Britain leading up to independence and the split, India's Partition looks at the leaders who made far-reaching decisions - and their motivations - during this critical time.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
India--History.
India--History--Partition, 1947.
954.042 / PAN