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This book draws upon new theoretical insights and fresh bodies of data to historically reappraise partition in the light of its long aftermath. It uses a comparative approach by viewing South Asia in its totality, rather than looking at it in narrow 'national' terms. As the first book to focus on the aftermath of partition, it fills a distinctive niche in the study of contemporary South Asia.
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The Aftermath of Partition inSouth Asia ‘A valuable academic study of the subcontinent which is accessible to the seriousgeneral reader and enhances our understanding of some of its most intractableproblems.’ Judith M.Brown, Beit Professor of Commonwealth History, University of Oxford The partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 was a defining moment which has powerfully shaped the destinies of people in the South Asian region. The birth of nation-states of India and Pakistan produced reverberations which were both immediate and long-term. This book focuses on the aftermath of partition and takes stock of its long-term consequences. Earlier works on partition have portrayed it as a tragic and unintended consequence of decolonization, or subordinated it to the larger dramas surrounding the advent of independence. This book sees partition in its own terms. It argues that it was not a single event, but a trigger of processes which have left a deep imprint on state and society in the region. Where other books have looked only at the causes of partition, this book broadens the horizon by looking at its effects. It is constructed around two key motifs: the dislocations and disruptions, and the long-term impact of partition on peoples, places and institutions. The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia draws upon new theoretical insights and fresh bodies of data to reappraise partition historically in the light of its long aftermath. It uses a comparative approach by viewing South Asia in its totality, rather than looking at it in narrow national terms. As the first book to focus on the aftermath of partition, it fills a distinctive niche in the study of contemporary South Asia. It will be important reading for scholars and students of the History and Politics of South Asia and to those concerned with decolonization in general. Tai Yong Tan is Associate Professor in the Department of History, National University of Singapore. Gyanesh Kudaisya is Assistant Professor in the South Asian Studies Programme at the National University of Singapore. Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia 1 The Police in Occupation Japan Control, corruption and resistance to reform Christopher Aldous 2 Chinese Workers A new history Jackie Sheehan 3 The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia Tai Yong Tan and Gyanesh Kudaisya 4 The Australia-Japan Political Alignment 1952 to the present Alan Rix 5 Japan and Singapore in the World Economy Japan’s economic advance into Singapore, 1870–1965 Shimizu Hiroshi and Hirakawa Hitoshi 6 The Triads as Business Yiu Kong Chu 7 Contemporary Taiwanese Cultural Nationalism A-chin Hsiau 8 Religion and Nationalism in India The case of the Punjab Harnik Deol The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia Tai Yong Tan and Gyanesh Kudaisya London and New York First published 2000 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 Paperback edition published 2002 By Routledge Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” © 2000 Tai Yong Tan and Gyanesh Kudaisya All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any elec