The last days of the Raj
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The last days of the Raj
(Coronet books)
Hodder and Stoughton, 1990
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"First published by Michael Joseph, 1989" -- t.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
India's declaration of independence on 15th August 1947 was one of the most momentous occasions of 20th-century history. For Britain it meant the end of the Raj, of more than 200 years of rule; for the army of British expatriates - civil servants, soldiers and businessmen - it meant the end of a way of life; and for millions of Indians it meant a time of enormous social and political upheaval. Through the voices and memories of both the British and the Indians, Trevor Royle sets out to recreate the drama and tension of the years leading up to and following independence: the way of life the sahibs and their mems enjoyed, from the lofty mandarins of the Indian Political Service to the lowliest box-wallah; the impact of war and threat of Japanese invasion; the appointment of Mountbatten and the countdown to independence which was marred by savage massacres. Combining historical narrative and interviews with scores of those - both British and Indian - who lived through those turbulent years, the author offers a portrait of one of the most significant periods of British history. Trevor Royle also wrote "The Best Years of Their Lives", a history of National Service.
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