The partition of India / Ian Talbot and Gurharpal Singh.

By:

Talbot, Ian

Contributor(s):

Singh, Gurharpal

Material type: Text

TextSeries: New approaches to Asian history | New approaches to Asian historyPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.Description: xvii, 206 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9780521761772
0521672562 (pbk.)
9780521856614 (hbk.)
0521856612 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

DS480.842 .T34 2009

Review: "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 volume - by two highly regarded scholars in the field - tells the story of Partition through the events that led up to it and the terrors that accompanied it, to migration and resettlement. In a new shift in the understanding of this seminal moment, 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 such as Jammu and Kashmir. In conclusion, the book reflects on the general implications of partition as a political solution to ethnic and religious conflict. The book, which is accompanied by photographs, maps and a chronology of major events, is intended for students as a portal into the history and politics of the Asian region."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library History & Geography	954.04 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		2478

Formerly CIP. Uk.

Includes bibliographical references 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 volume - by two highly regarded scholars in the field - tells the story of Partition through the events that led up to it and the terrors that accompanied it, to migration and resettlement. In a new shift in the understanding of this seminal moment, 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 such as Jammu and Kashmir. In conclusion, the book reflects on the general implications of partition as a political solution to ethnic and religious conflict. The book, which is accompanied by photographs, maps and a chronology of major events, is intended for students as a portal into the history and politics of the Asian region."--BOOK JACKET.

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