Midnight's descendants, a history of South Asia since partition, John Keay
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Midnight's descendants, a history of South Asia since partition, John Keay
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
Midnight's descendants
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864709633
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John Keay
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a history of South Asia since partition
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"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Chapter One. Casting the Die -- Chapter Two. Counting the Cost -- Chapter Three. Who Has Not Heard of the Vale of Cashmere? -- Chapter Four. Past Conditional -- Chapter Five. Reality Check -- Chapter Six. Power to the People -- Chapter Seven. An Ill-Starred Conjunction -- Chapter Eight. Two-Way Tickets, Double Standards -- Chapter Nine. Things Fall Apart -- Chapter Ten. Outside the Gates -- Chapter Eleven. India Astir
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