Partition of India : why 1947 ?
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TextSeries: Publication details: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2012Description: xliii, 276 pISBN: 9780198077602 (hbk.); 0198077602 (hbk.)DDC classification: 954.0359 Summary: The 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.
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| 954.0359 NAR/S.1 Sardar Vallabhai patel | 954.0359 NAT National question in India : CPI documents, 1942-47 | 954.0359 PAR Partition of India : Why 1947? | 954.0359 PAR Partition of India : why 1947 ? | 954.0359 PAT/S Selected correspondence of Sardar Patel, 1945-50 | 954.0359 SHA/D Disastrous twilight : a personal record of the partition of India | 954.0359 TAR/W Witnessing partition : memory, history, fiction |
The 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.
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