The Long Partition and the Making of Modern South Asia
Subtitle: Refugees, Boundaries, Histories (Cultures of History)
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: March 1, 2010
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780231138475
Subjects: History -- Asia -- India; History -- Asia -- Pakistan; Nonfiction -- Social Sciences -- Anthropology; Nonfiction -- Social Sciences -- Sociology
First sentence: Some of the most indelible images of Partition are those of the historic train and foot convoys, the old and the young huddled together, carrying few if any belongings, hoping to reach their destinations in safety.