The Great Divide
Author | : Henry Vincent Hodson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 646 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015041700546 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Great Divide written by Henry Vincent Hodson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 14, 1947, the greatest and most decisive step in the retreat of British imperialism occurred: the new nation of Pakistan was created out of the body of India, and Britain's century-long domination over the Indian sub-continent ended. Fifty years later, the trauma and subsequent chequered history of political development have led author H.V. Hodson to ask: was it inevitable? Now in a special gift edition published for the 50th anniversary of the founding of Pakistan, this authoritative and impartial account places the events surrounding partition in an historical perspective, providing a major contribution to contemporary history.