Yasmin Khan creator KHAN (Yasmin) text New Delhi Viking 2007 monographic eng

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xxv,251 p. HB 22x14 cm. A reappraisal of the tumultuous Partition and how it ignited long-standing animosities between India and Pakistan The Partition of India in 1947 promised its people both political and religious freedom--through the liberation of India from British rule, and the creation of the Muslim state of Pakistan. Instead, the geographical divide brought displacement and death, and it benefited the few at the expense of the very many. Thousands of women were raped, at least one million people were killed, and ten to fifteen million were forced to leave their homes as refugees. One of the first events of decolonization in the twentieth century, Partition was also one of the most bloody. In this book Yasmin Khan examines the context, execution, and aftermath of Partition, weaving together... Indian History Nationalism Changing Regime Unravelling Raj 954.042 KHAG 9780670081585 211130 20211130150519.0