The Great Partition

The Great Partition
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 285
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ISBN-10 : 9780300230321
ISBN-13 : 030023032X
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Book Synopsis The Great Partition by : Yasmin Khan

Download or read book The Great Partition written by Yasmin Khan and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This new edition of Yasmin Khan's reappraisal of the tumultuous India-Pakistan Partition features an introduction reflecting on the latest research and on ways in which commemoration of the Partition has changed, and considers the Partition in light of the current refugee crisis. Reviews of the first edition: 'A riveting book on this terrible story'--The Economist; 'Unsparing. Provocative and painful'--The Times (London); 'Many histories of Partition focus solely on the elite policy makers. Yasmin Khan's empathetic account gives a great insight into the hopes, dreams, and fears of the millions affected by it'--Owen Bennett Jones, BBC"--Provided by publisher.


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