01337nam a22002057a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005802800710007608200150014710000180016224500490018026000520022930000260028136500070030752007520031465000210106665000150108765000130110270000160111520250311105246.0250311b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780198077602  a; Donated by Prof. B.D. Chattopadhyaya ( Sudeshna Guha)b: Kolkata  a954.09 ROY  aRoy, Kaushik.  aPartition of India Why 1947?c/ Kaushik Roy.  aNew Delhi b: Oxford University Pressc , 2012.  axliii, 276p.c: 18cm.  b00  aThe year 1947 was a turning point in the history of South Asia. The independence of British India resulted in two sovereign states: India and Pakistan. This book analyses two important dimensions of the Partition-timing and causation. The essays by prominent scholars study the long- and short-term causes of the Partition, beginning with the elections of 1936-7 and the subsequent formation of Congress government in most provinces. They outline the major debates and their changing nature over time. The volume ends with the analysis of events that led to the acceptance of the Partition plan in 1947 by all major parties. The Introduction examines contours of the debate and also situates the Partition in the context of current historiography.  aIndian Partition  a Partition  aHistory   aKaushik Roy