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Independence and Partition : The Erosion of Colonial Power in India / Sucheta Mahajan

By: Mahajan, SuchetaContributor(s): Mahajan, SuchetaMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: :Variety Books Publishers & Distributors | :B-10 Street No 2 West Vinod Nagar Delhi 110092 Series: Sage series in modern Indian history, 1Publication details: California : Sage Publications, 2000Description: 425p. 24cmISBN: 9780761993681Subject(s): History | Indian History | India -- History -- 20th century | Politics and government | Communalism | Pluralisme religieux -- Aspect politique -- Inde -- 20e siècle | Pluralisme religieux -- Aspect politique -- Inde -- 20e siècleGenre/Form: NationalismDDC classification: 954.0359 MAH

Contents:

Pt. I. Background -- 1. Nationalist Activity and Government Response at the End of the War -- 2. Planning of the Political Offer, the Simla Conference and its Breakdown -- Pt. II. Imperialism and Nationalism -- 3. Congress Strategy and Popular Nationalist Activity -- 4. "Popular Movements": Myth and Reality -- 5. Imperial Hegemony and Colonial Policy -- Pt. III. Imperialism, Nationalism and Communalism -- 6. "Unite and Quit" -- 7. "Decide on a Date and Quit" -- 8. "Divide and Quit" -- Pt. IV. Nationalism and Communalism -- 9. Congress and the Muslim League's Demand for Pakistan -- 10. Two Faces of Hindu Communalism: Majority Reaction, Minority Fears -- 11. Hindu Communal Pressure on the Congress -- Pt. V. Denouement -- 12. Congress Accepts Partition -- 13. Why Gandhi Accepted the Decision to Partition India.

Summary: This is a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a defining period in India's recent past - the attainment of independence and the simultaneous division of the subcontinent. Exploring the interplay of imperial, national and communal forces during the freedom movement. Sucheta Mahajan highlights the contradictory reality of an independence that also brought partition in its wake. She provides an insightful view of an era which marked the end of colonial rule in India while being a crucial phase during which the foundations of independent India's polity were laid."--Jacket.

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Pt. I. Background --
1. Nationalist Activity and Government Response at the End of the War --
2. Planning of the Political Offer, the Simla Conference and its Breakdown --
Pt. II. Imperialism and Nationalism --
3. Congress Strategy and Popular Nationalist Activity --
4. "Popular Movements": Myth and Reality --
5. Imperial Hegemony and Colonial Policy --
Pt. III. Imperialism, Nationalism and Communalism --
6. "Unite and Quit" --
7. "Decide on a Date and Quit" --
8. "Divide and Quit" --
Pt. IV. Nationalism and Communalism --
9. Congress and the Muslim League's Demand for Pakistan --
10. Two Faces of Hindu Communalism: Majority Reaction, Minority Fears --
11. Hindu Communal Pressure on the Congress --
Pt. V. Denouement --
12. Congress Accepts Partition --
13. Why Gandhi Accepted the Decision to Partition India.

This is a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a defining period in India's recent past - the attainment of independence and the simultaneous division of the subcontinent. Exploring the interplay of imperial, national and communal forces during the freedom movement. Sucheta Mahajan highlights the contradictory reality of an independence that also brought partition in its wake. She provides an insightful view of an era which marked the end of colonial rule in India while being a crucial phase during which the foundations of independent India's polity were laid."--Jacket.

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