The Great Divide: Britain, India, Pakistan

The Great Divide: Britain, India, Pakistan
ISBN-10
0195773403
ISBN-13
9780195773408
Series
The Great Divide
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Pages
590
Language
English
Published
1985
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Henry Vincent Hodson

Description

On August 15, 1947, the new nation of Pakistan was born and Britain's century-long rule over the Indian subcontinent finally came to an end. Here, H. V. Hodson offers an authoritative account of this dramatic step in the retreat of the British imperialism. The book first describes the
historical events that paved the way for The Great Divide. Hodson then goes on to chronicle, in fascinating detail, the hectic five months of the last viceroyalty of India and the aftermath of the transfer of power, which saw dreadful massacres and migrations in Punjab and sharp struggles over
Kashmir and other regions. The epilogue summarizes events since partition and assesses their effect on the fragile stability of nations in the subcontinent.

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