LEADER 02854oam 2200613I 450 001 9910450818403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-135-76813-7 010 $a1-280-04817-4 010 $a0-203-32488-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203324882 035 $a(CKB)1000000000250853 035 $a(EBL)199697 035 $a(OCoLC)475907175 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000299536 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11248044 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000299536 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10241300 035 $a(PQKB)11321800 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC199697 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL199697 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10094197 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL4817 035 $a(OCoLC)56748782 035 $a(OCoLC)958104124 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000250853 100 $a20180706d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIndia's partition $ethe story of imperialism in retreat /$fD.N. Panigrahi 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (400 p.) 225 1 $aBritish foreign and colonial policy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-58615-1 311 $a0-7146-5601-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 330 $aBased on new source material available in both England and India, India's Partition examines the partition in the context of the retreat of the British Empire. The freeing of India from British rule was the result of internal forces in both countries, while the split of the subcontinent along religious lines served as a harbinger for things to come. Panigrahi argues that partition was not a foregone conclusion and was not the favoured option for most of the main parties, but rather was the result of a unique set of circumstances.An erudite exploration of the highly complex rel 410 0$aCass series--British foreign and colonial policy. 607 $aIndia$xHistory 607 $aIndia$xHistory$yPartition, 1947 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a954.042 700 $aPanigrahi$b D. N.$f1929-,$0993956 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450818403321 996 $aIndia's partition$92276012 997 $aUNINA