The Origins of the Partition of India 1936-1947

by Anita Inder Singh

Book Overview

Britain's transfer of power to India and Pakistan in August of 1947 was a cataclysmic event in modern history. Anita Inder Singh shows that although long-term strategic interests of Britain were against partition, short-term tactics encouraged this major act of decolonization.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195625412
• ISBN13: 9780195625417
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.5"