Spirals of Contention: Why India was Partitioned in 1947

by Satish Saberwal

This study examines the social and psychological processes that led to the Partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. It recognizes the long-term continuities in the idiom of conflict (as well as cooperation), and shows that, by 1900, the conflicts and animosities were gathering a self-aggravating momentum. The book moves back and forth between evidence and general, or theoretical, understanding.

Separateness between Hindus and Muslims...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415841968
• ISBN13: 9780415841962
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"