Independence and Partition: The Erosion of Colonial Power in India

This book examines the interplay of imperial, national and communal conflicts during the most crucial phase of India's national movement. By looking at the independence and partition that took place between 1945 and 1947, it covers a wide range of political events and the positions taken by the British, the Congress, the Muslim league and Hindu communal forces. INDICE: PART ONE: BACKGROUNDNationalist Activity and Government Response at the End of the WarPlanning of the Political Offer, the Simla Conference and its BreakdownPART TWO: IMPERIALISM AND NATIONALISMCongress Strategy and Popular Nationalist Activity'Popular Movements' Myth and RealityImperial Hegemony and Colonial PolicyPART THREE: IMPERIALISM, NATIONALISM AND COMMUNALISM'Unite and Quit''Decide on a Date and Quit''Divide and Quit'PART FOUR: NATIONALISM AND COMMUNALISMCongress and the Muslim League's Demand for PakistanTwo Faces of Hindu Communalism Majority Reaction, Minority FearsHindu Communal Pressure on the CongressPART FIVE: DENOUEMENTCongress Accepts PartitionWhy Gandhi Accepted the Decision to Partition India

• ISBN: 978-0-7619-9368-1
• Editorial: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
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