1st Edition
Spirals of Contention Why India was Partitioned in 1947
By Satish Saberwal
Copyright 2008
240 Pages
by
Routledge India
236 Pages
by
Routledge India
236 Pages
by
Routledge India
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This study examines the social and psychological processes that led to the Partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. It recognizes the long-term continuities in the idiom of conflict (as well as cooperation), and shows that, by 1900, the conflicts and animosities were gathering a self-aggravating momentum. The book moves back and forth between evidence and general, or theoretical,... Read more
Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Medieval Legacy 2. Facing the Future 1 3. Facing the Future 2 4. Nineteenth Century Anxieties 5. Parallel Processes 6. Drifting Apart. Concluding Review. Bibliography. About the Author. Index
Biography
Satish Saberwal was formerly Professor of Sociology, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
His last and arguably most important book...
— T. N. Madan, Honorary Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi
