Pakistan

by Clarissa Aykroyd

When the British Empire partitioned its Indian colony in 1947, it created two independent states: India, where most residents were Hindus, and Pakistan, where most were Muslims. Violence immediately broke out, during which approximately 250,000 people were killed and a million others became refugees. Since then Pakistan and India have fought several wars and there have been numerous tensions along their borders, particularly in the disputed region...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1422234452
• ISBN13: 9781422234457
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12