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Liberty or death: India's journey to independence and division

By Patrick , Recorded Books , Inc.;French

Book information

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Vintage Books
Year
2016
ISBN
9781101973349, 110197334X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
25 MB (26086207 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
History;HISTORY--Asia--General;HISTORY -- Asia --

Description

At midnight on 14 August 1947, Britain's 350-year-old Indian Empire was broken into three pieces. The greatest mass migration in history began, as Muslims fled north and Hindus fled south, and Britain's role as an imperial power came to an end. Patrick French's vivid and surprising account of the chaotic final years of colonial rule in India has been acclaimed as the definitive book on this subject. Journeying across India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, he brings to life a cast of characters including spies, idealists freedom fighters, and politicians from Churchill to Gandhi. The result is a compelling story of deal-making, missed opportunities, hope, and tragedy.

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