Partition of India

Talbot, Ian / Singh, Gurhapal:
The partition of India / Ian Talbot and Gurharpal Singh. - Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - xvii, 206 S. : Ill., Kt. - (New approaches in Asian history)
ISBN 978-0-521-85661-4
£ 50,00 (Hardback)
ISBN 978-0-521-67256-6
£ 17,99 (Paperback)

Beschreibung
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 tells the story of partition through the events that led up to it, 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. 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. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
List of maps. vi
List of plates. vii
List of figures. viii
Acknowledgements. ix
Glossary. xi
Chronology. xiv
Introduction. 1
1. Understanding the Partition historiography. 7
2. The road to 1947. 25
3. Violence and the Partition. 60
4. Migration and resettlement. 90
5. Partition legacies: ethnic and religious nationalism. 127
6. An enduring rivalry: India and Pakistan since 1947. 154
Conclusion. 176
Select bibliography. 182
Index. 197

Autoren
IAN TALBOT, Professor of History, University of Southampton. Profile page.
GURHARPAL SINGH, Nadir Dinshaw Professor of Inter-Religious Relations, University of Birmingham. Profile page.

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