Midnight's descendants: a history of South Asia since partition
"In Midnight's Descendants, John Keay presents the first general history of present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka and its peoples. The book examines the complex web of affiliations...of kinship, locality, language, tribe, clan, profession, and caste...that shape rel...
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| Summary: | "In Midnight's Descendants, John Keay presents the first general history of present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka and its peoples. The book examines the complex web of affiliations...of kinship, locality, language, tribe, clan, profession, and caste...that shape relations among the countries in the region. Keay argues that correlating and contrasting the fortunes of all the constituent nations since the 1947 partition affords unique insights into the tensions and conflicts that divide the region to this day".. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XXXIV, 392 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780465021802 |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
LIST
OF
ILLUSTRATIONS
IX
LIST
OF
MAPS
AND
CHARTS
XI
AUTHOR*S
NOTE
XV
INTRODUCTION
XVII
1
CASTING
THE
DIE
1
2
COUNTING
THE
COST
27
3
WHO
HAS
NOT
HEARD
OF
THE
VALE
OF
CASHMERE?
58
4
PAST
CONDITIONAL
91
5
REALITY
CHECK
117
6
POWER
TO
THE
PEOPLE
148
7
AN
ILL-STARRED
CONJUNCTION
169
8
TWO-WAY
TICKETS,
DOUBLE
STANDARDS
196
9
THINGS
FALL
APART
219
10
OUTSIDE
THE
GATES
243
11
INDIA
ASTIR
265
EPILOGUE
299
NOTES
311
BIBLIOGRAPHY
323
INDEX
331
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