Description:
This book explores how the 1947 Partition of British India not only divided people and territories but also deepened cultural rifts in postcolonial India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, especially between Hindus and Muslims.
Review Quotes:
The edited volume provides a valuable guide for understanding how narratives and representations of the division of British India have contributed to majoritarian nationalism in South Asia. As such it is a timely contribution to the field of study on the 1947 Partition and is deserving of a wide readership.
Ian Talbot, Emeritus Professor of Modern South Asian History,
University of Southampton