The Great Partition : the making of India and Pakistan / Yasmin Khan.
Material type: TextPublication details: New Haven : London : Yale University Press, 2017. Edition: New editionDescription: xxxiv, 251 p., 16 unnumbered pages of plates : ill., maps ; 20 cmISBN: 9780300230321 (paperback : alkaline paper)Subject(s): India -- History -- Partition, 1947 | Nationalism -- India -- History | Nationalism -- Pakistan -- HistoryLOC classification: DS480.842 | .K49 2017Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Jameel Library | DS480.842 .K49 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 77016122 |
"This new edition of Yasmin Khan's reappraisal of the tumultuous India-Pakistan Partition features an introduction reflecting on the latest research and on ways in which commemoration of the Partition has changed, and considers the Partition in light of the current refugee crisis. Reviews of the first edition: 'A riveting book on this terrible story'--The Economist; 'Unsparing. Provocative and painful'--The Times (London); 'Many histories of Partition focus solely on the elite policy makers. Yasmin Khan's empathetic account gives a great insight into the hopes, dreams, and fears of the millions affected by it'--Owen Bennett Jones, BBC"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.
Glossary -- Timeline of Major Events, 1945-1950 -- Preface to the New Edition -- Introduction: The Plan -- In the Shadow of War -- Changing Regime -- The Unravelling Raj -- The Collapse of Trust -- From Breakdown to Breakdown -- Untangling Two Nations -- Blood on the Tracks -- Leprous Daybreak -- Bitter Legacies -- Divided Families -- Epilogue.
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