Partitioned lives : migrants, refugees, citizens in India and Pakistan, 1947-65

The processes of establishing new national orders in the aftermath of the Partition entailed that minorities - Hindus in Pakistan and Muslims in India - had to re-negotiate their identities as rightful citizens. This book focuses on the partition of Bengal, its effects on minorities, and the subsequ...

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Partitioned lives
1. Verfasser:
Roy, Haimanti
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Zusammenfassung:
The processes of establishing new national orders in the aftermath of the Partition entailed that minorities - Hindus in Pakistan and Muslims in India - had to re-negotiate their identities as rightful citizens. This book focuses on the partition of Bengal, its effects on minorities, and the subsequent reordering of national identities in India and East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh).
Umfang:
1 online resource : ill.
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199081875 (ebook) :
Schlagworte:
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East
History & Archaeology
South Asia
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