Great Partition The Making of India and Pakistan

Name: Great Partition The Making of India and Pakistan
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ISBN: 9780300143331

ISBN-10: 0300143338

ISBN-13: 9780300143331

Edition: 2008

Authors: Yasmin Khan

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The Partition of India in 1947 promised its people both political and religious freedom-through the liberation of India from British rule, and the creation of the Muslim state of Pakistan. Instead, the geographical divide brought displacement and death, and it benefited the few at the expense of the very many. Thousands of women were raped, at least one million people were killed, and ten to fifteen million were forced to leave their homes as refugees. One of the first events of decolonization in the twentieth century, Partition was also one of the most bloody. In this book Yasmin Khan examines the context, execution, and aftermath of Partition, weaving together local politics and ordinary…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 11/5/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English