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008			120517s2012 ii b 001 0 eng d
020			_a9780198077602
020			_a9780198077602 (hbk.)
020			_a0198077602 (hbk.)
041			_aEnglish
042			_alccopycat
082	0	4	_a954.035 _223 _bROY
245	0	0	_aPartition of India : _bwhy 1947? / _cedited by Kaushik Roy.
260			_aNew Delhi : _bOxford University Press, _c2012.
300			_axliii, 276 p. ; _c23 cm.
500			_aThe year 1947 was a turning point in the history of South Asia. The independence of British India resulted in two sovereign states: India and Pakistan. This book analyses two important dimensions of the Partition-timing and causation. The essays by prominent scholars study the long- and short-term causes of the Partition, beginning with the elections of 1936-7 and the subsequent formation of Congress government in most provinces. They outline the major debates and their changing nature over time. The volume ends with the analysis of events that led to the acceptance of the Partition plan in 1947 by all major parties. The Introduction examines contours of the debate and also situates the Partition in the context of current historiography. This book will be of considerable interest to scholars and students of modern Indian history and politics.
505			_aPREFACE ; INTRODUCTION BY KAUSHIK ROY ; 1. THE PARTING OF THE WAYS BY G.D. KHOSLA ; 2. CONCLUDING REVIEW BY SATISH SABERWAL ; 3. NATIONALISM VERSUS COMMUNALISM BY GYANENDRA PANDEY ; 4. ISLAM AND MUSLIM SEPARATISM BY FRANCIS ROBINSON ; 5. THE LOCAL ROOTS OF THE PAKISTAN MOVEMENT: THE ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY BY MUSHIRUL HASAN ; 6. THE SECOND PARTITION OF BENGAL BY PARTHA CHATTERJEE ; 7. THE 1947 UNITED BENGAL MOVEMENT: A THESIS WITHOUT A SYNTHESIS BY BIDYUT CHAKRABARTY ; 8. THE SIKHS AND THE PROSPECT OF PAKISTAN BY INDU BANGA ; 9. THE SUCCESS OF THE MUSLIM LEAGUE: JUNE 1945 TO MARCH 1946 BY ANITA INDER SINGH ; 10. TOWARDS PARTITION: THE CABINET MISSION BY PENDEREL MOON ; 11. WHY GANDHI ACCEPTED THE DECISION TO PARTITION INDIA BY SUCHETA MAHAJAN
700	1		_aRoy, Kaushik,
942			_2ddc _cBOOKS
490	1		_aDebates in Indian history and society
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
651		0	_aIndia _xHistory _yPartition, 1947.
700	1		_d1971-
830		0	_aOxford in India readings. _pDebates in Indian history and society.
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