Partition of India: The Human Dimension

2009/12/01 by Ian Talbot · 3 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #South Asian Cinema and Culture #South Asian Studies and Conflicts #South Asian Studies and Diaspora

paper · doi:10.2752/147800409x466254

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Abstract

The introduction sets the 'new history' of the partition of India in both its historical and historiographical context. It addresses some of the themes and methodologies of the 'new history' and demonstrates how they are taken up by the authors in this Special Issue of the Journal on the theme of the human dimension of the 1947 partition

Cited by

• Padma Anagol [wikipedia]
• Partition of India [wikipedia]
• Punjab, Pakistan [wikipedia]

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