| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press |
| Publication Year |
2009 |
| ISBN-13 |
9780521672566 |
| ISBN-10 |
9780521672566 |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Number of Pages |
226 Pages |
| Language |
(English) |
| Dimensions (Cms) |
15.19 x 1.19 x 22.81 |
| Weight (grms) |
332 |
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 in the fractured lives of individuals and communities, and more broadly in the relationship between India and Pakistan and the ongoing conflict over contested sites. In conclusion, the book reflects on the general implications of partition as a political solution to ethnic and religious conflict. The book, which is accompanied by photographs, maps and a chronology of major events, is intended for students as a portal into the history and politics of the Asian region.
Ian Talbot
Ian Talbot is Professor of Modern British History at the University of Southampton where he was formerly Head of Department and Director of the Centre for Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies and Director of the Humanities Graduate School.
He has published extensively in the fields of Colonial Punjab History, the Partition of India and the History of Pakistan. His works on Partition include Divided Cities: Partition and Its aftermath in Lahore and Amritsar 1947-1957 (2006); and The Partition of India (with Gurharpal Singh, 2009). His first major publication, Punjab and the Raj (1988) set the region`s division in the wider sweep of colonial administration of the province. His most recent publications include: A History of Modern South Asia: Politics, States, Diasporas (2016) and (with Tahir Kamran) Lahore in the Time of the Raj (2016); Pakistan: A New History (2012); Pakistan: A Modern History (2009).
Ian Talbot
Cambridge University Press