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The partition of India in 1947 was an outstanding event in world history. Originally published in 1970, after more than twenty years had passed, this title brought together the evidence and put into perspective the course of events which had led to the transfer of power in India from Britain to two successor states rather than to one.
List of contents
Preface. Introduction.
Policies and Parties 1. Some Reflections on the Transfer of Power in Plural Societies
P. N. S. Mansergh 2. The Making of India's Paper Federation, 1927-35
R. J. Moore 3. British Policy and the Indian Problem, 1936-40
R. J. Moore 4. British Policy Towards the Indian States, 1940-7
E. W. R. Lumby 5. The Cabinet Mission and its Aftermath
A. G. Noorani 6. The Role of Lord Mountbatten
H. V. Hodson 7. Keeping the Peace in India, 1946-7: the Role of Lieut.-General Sir Francis Tuker in Eastern Command
Mary Doreen Wainwright 8. Nehru, the Indian National Congress and the Partition of India, 1935-47
B. R. Nanda 9. The Congress and the Partition of India
S. R. Mehrotra 10. Gandhi During Partition: a Case Study in the Nature of Satyagraha
D. G. Dalton 11. Aspects of the Development of Muslim League Policy, 1937-47
Z. H. Zaidi 12. The Personality of Jinnah and his Political Strategy
Khalid B. Sayeed 13. Economic Problems and Indian Independence
K. N. Chaudhuri Perspectives and Reflections 14. The Background of Pakistan
Mumtaz Hasan 15. Factors Leading to the Partition of British India
M. A. H. Ispahani 16. A Case Study of the Social Relations Between the Muslims and the Hindus, 1935-47
I. H. Qureshi 17. Dacca University and the Pakistan Movement
Mahmud Husain 18. Reflections on Some of the Causes of the Partition of the Indo-Pakistan Sub-Continent
Abdul Qaiyum Khan 19. Some Memories
the Raja of Mahmudabad 20. Muslim Politics, 1942-7
Humayun Kabir 21. The Partition of India in Retrospect
M. Mujeeb 22. India, 1935-47
B. Shiva Rao 23. 1937-47 in Retrospect: A Civil Servant's View
C. S. Venkatachar 24. A Third Force in India 1920-47: A Study in Political Analysis
Percival Spear 25. Prospects for a United India after the Cessation of British Rule, as these appeared in Sind 1930-46
H. T. Lambrick 26. Federal Negotiations in India 1935-9, and After
Sir Francis Wylie 27. Some Thoughts on British Policy and the Indian States, 1935-47
Sir Conrad Corfield 28. The Parliamentary Delegation to India, January 1946
Lord Sorenson 29. Impressions, 1938-47
Maurice and Taya Zinkin. Chronology, 1935-47. Select Bibliography of Works in English. Index.
About the author
Sir Cyril Henry Philips (1912-2005) was a college administrator, government official, historian, and author. A former vice chancellor of London University, Philips was instrumental in helping to expand the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and later helped establish government standards for commission work as head of the Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure. He was knighted in 1974.
Mary Doreen Wainwright
