The Great Divide: Britain--India--Pakistan - Hardcover

Hodson, H. V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195773403 ISBN 13: 9780195773408

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1986

Synopsis

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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Review

"For anyone interested in the fate of South-Asia after half a century of independence, this book is a magnificent fresco of the events leading up to this independence....a most valuable historical document."--Journal of Indo-European Studies

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195773403
• ISBN 13: 9780195773408
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 600