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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783885103321

Autore

Panigrahi D. N. <1929-, >

Titolo

India's partition : the story of imperialism in retreat / / D.N. Panigrahi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-76812-9

1-135-76813-7

1-280-04817-4

0-203-32488-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 p.)

Collana

British foreign and colonial policy

Disciplina

954.042

Soggetti

India History

India History Partition, 1947

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of illustrations; List of maps; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Glossary; Introduction; 1 The making of Jinnah; 2 Storming the Muslim League; 3 The Second World War, the conservatives and the Muslim League; 4 The Pakistan resolution and Gandhi-Jinnah dialogue; 5 The Cripps offer, 1942; 6 Quit India and the aftermath; 7 From Simla Conference to partition; 8 Concluding remarks; Biographical data; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Based on new source material available in both England and India, India's Partition examines the partition in the context of the retreat of the British Empire. The freeing of India from British rule was the result of internal forces in both countries, while the split of the subcontinent along religious lines served as a harbinger for things to come. Panigrahi argues that partition was not a foregone conclusion and was not the favoured option for most of the main parties, but rather was the result of a unique set of circumstances.An erudite exploration of the highly complex rel