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The Indian Independence Act of 1947 granted India freedom from British rule, signaling the formal end of the British Raj in the subcontinent. This freedom, though, came at a price: partition, the division of the country into India and Pakistan, and the communal riots that followed. These riots resul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chawla, Devika (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, New York : Fordham University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Refugees.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Cultural Heritage.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Refugies > Inde > Biographies.
Refugees > India > Biography.
India.
Inde > Histoire > 1947 (Partage) > Recits personnels.
India > History > Partition, 1947 > Personal narratives.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The Indian Independence Act of 1947 granted India freedom from British rule, signaling the formal end of the British Raj in the subcontinent. This freedom, though, came at a price: partition, the division of the country into India and Pakistan, and the communal riots that followed. These riots resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1 million Hindus and Muslims and the displacement of about 20 million persons on both sides of the border. This watershed socioeconomic-geopolitical moment cast an enduring shadow on India's relationship with neighboring Pakistan. Presenting a perspective of the mid.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780823256471

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