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The Punjab Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed

লেখক / Author: Ishtiaq Ahmed

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The Partition of India in 1947 resulted in the biggest forced migration in history--some 14 million people altogether of which 10 million were from the Punjab. This book is a holistic study of the first major case of ethnic cleansing after the Second World War. Besides shedding new light on the events through secret British reports, it also contains poignant accounts by eyewitnesses, survivors, and even participators in the carnage on both sides of the border. With interviewees from both India and Pakistan, the book gives a balanced account of Partition and shows how religious differences are no bar to peaceful coexistence unless highlighted by divisive forces. This book will be of immense interest to anyone even remotely curious about the happenings of the most traumatic event in recent…

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Pages: 771

Language: en

ISBN-13: 9780199406593

ISBN-10: 0199406596