The Aftermath of Partition in South AsiaThis book draws upon new theoretical insights and fresh bodies of data to historically reappraise partition in the light of its long aftermath. It uses a comparative approach by viewing South Asia in its totality, rather than looking at it in narrow `national'terms. As the first book to focus on the aftermath of partition, it fills a distinctive niche in the study of contemporary South Asia. |
Contents
Introduction The place of partition in South Asian histories | 1 |
The enigma of arrival 1415 August 1947 and the celebration of independence | 29 |
Partition and the making of South Asian boundaries | 78 |
A Community in Crisis Partition and the Sikhs | 99 |
From displacement to development East Punjab countryside after partition c 194767 | 123 |
Divided landscapes fragmented identities East Bengal refugees and their rehabilitation in 1ndia 194779 | 139 |
Capitol landscapes The imprint of partition on South Asian capital cities | 161 |
Punjab and the making of Pakistan | 202 |
Contemporary South Asia and the legacies of partition | 218 |
Glossary | 242 |
Notes | 246 |
Bibliography | 293 |
Index | 313 |
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