TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roy, Kaushik.
AU  - Kaushik Roy
TI  - Partition of India Why 1947?
SN  - 9780198077602
U1  - 954.09 ROY 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New Delhi 
PB  - : Oxford University Press
KW  - Indian Partition
KW  -  Partition
KW  - History
N2  - The 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
ER  -