The independence of India and Pakistan : new approaches and reflections
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The independence of India and Pakistan : new approaches and reflections
Oxford University Press, 2013
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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内容説明
This book brings together essays on the 1947 division of the Indian subcontinent, providing fresh insights into the role of leading British personalities, the interconnection of politics and violence, and the social impact of the resulting upheaval.
These research articles examine three distinct themes relating to the independence of India and Pakistan. First, they focus on the vexed issue of the violence which accompanied the partition of the subcontinent. The contributions assess the range of motives and circumstances which culminated in the mass killings, drawing on fresh sources, such as Police First Information Reports. There are studies of local level incidences of violence and and the debates surrounding the role of the Sikh
community in the massacres in the East Punjab.
Secondly, the collection sheds light on the politics of the transfer of power. It brings fresh insights to the roles of Wavell and Mountbatten and traces the long term impact of the Kashmir issue. There is also a pioneering study of the role of the last Governor of the Punjab. Finally, the volume addresses concerns of the 'New History' of Partition, which has its emphasis on subaltern groups and the lived experience of resettlement. The work examines the ways in which Christians living in the
West Punjab were affected by partition and how migrants to Delhi attempted to maintain their identity through dietary preferences.
目次
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- PART 1 VIOLENCE
- 2. THE PARTITION OF INDIA AND RETRIBUTIVE GENOCIDE IN THE PUNJAB 1946-47: MEANS, METHODS AND PURPOSES
- PAUL R. BRASS
- 3. THE PATTERNS OF PARTITION VIOLENCE IN WEST PUNJAB: A STUDY OF POLICE RECORDS
- ILYAS CHATTHA
- 4. THE AUGUST 1947 VIOLENCE IN SHEIKHUPURA CITY
- IAN TALBOT
- 5. SIKHS AND PARTITION VIOLENCE: A RE-EVALUATION
- GURHARPAL SINGH
- PART 2 POLITICS
- 6. WAVELL AND THE 'HIGH POLITICS' OF HIS REPLACEMENT AS VICEROY IN MARCH 1947
- VICTORIA SCHOFIELD
- 7. THE PRE-HISTORY OF A VICEROYALTY? LORD MOUNTBATTEN AND SOUTH EAST ASIA COMMAND
- IAN TALBOT
- 8. THE KASHMIR CONFLICT AND NATIONALISM IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN
- STEN WIDMALM
- 9. THE LAST GOVERNOR: SIR EVAN JENKINS IN THE PUNJAB 1946-47
- NICK LLOYD
- PART 3 NEW HISTORY
- 10. FINDING A PLACE IN THE PARTITION DISCOURSE: THE CHRISTIANS OF WEST PUNJAB
- PAUL GRIFFIN
- 11. PARTITION ETHNOGRAPHIES: FOOD AND MEMORIES ACROSS BORDERS
- RITU BHAGAT
- CONTRIBUTORS
- INDEX
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