Partition of India

Informationen zum Autor Ian Talbot is Professor of History at the University of Southampton. His recent publications include The Deadly Embrace: Religion, Politics and Violence in India and Pakistan 1947-2002 (ed., 2007) and Divided Cities: Partition and its Aftermath in Lahore and Amritsar 1947-1957 (2006). Klappentext An account of the partition of India at independence in 1947. Zusammenfassung An account of the partition of India detailing the events that led up to it! the terrors that accompanied it! and migration and resettlement. Accompanied by photographs! maps and a chronology of events! it is intended for students as a portal into the history and politics of the Asian region. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Understanding the partition historiography; 2. The road to 1947; 3. Violence and partition; 4. Migration and resettlement; 5. Partition legacies: ethnic and religious nationalism; 6. An enduring rivalry: India and Pakistan since 1947.

Product details

• Authors: Gurharpal Singh, Gurharpal (University of Birmingham) Singh, Ian Talbot, Ian (University of Southampton) Talbot, Ian Singh Talbot
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2009
• EAN: 9780521672566
• ISBN: 978-0-521-67256-6
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 227 mm x 12 mm
• Series: New Approaches to Asian History; New Approaches to Asian History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book