The Partition Omnibus: comprising<br>  Prelude to Partition
Subtitle: The Indian Muslims and the Imperial System of Control 1920 - 1932.<br>  The Origins of the ... of India With Contribution from Marc Tull
Contributors: Mushirul Hasan (Introduction)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: January 18, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9780195671766
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -; History; History - General History; History: World; India; Pakistan; Asia - India; Asia - Pakistan; History / India; Asia - India & South Asia
First sentence: the Indian ship began its slow but inexorable drift into muddy waters without a boatman. The captain, having safely steered many a ship through the rough currents in the past, saw nothing but fire and smoke around him.