The Partition of India

by Ian Talbot, Gurharpal Singh, Ian Talbot, et al.

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521856612
• ISBN13: 9780521856614
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.0"