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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Panigrahi, D. N., 1929-

Series:

Cass series--British foreign and colonial policy.

British foreign and colonial policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

India--History.

India.

India--History--Partition, 1947.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-76812-9

1-135-76813-7

1-280-04817-4

0-203-32488-9

OCLC:

475907175