000			01266nam a2200157 a 4500
020			_a9693514211 (hardcover)
020			_a9789693514216 (hardcover)
082			_a954.9143 Salim 21038 1st 2003 History
100	1		_aSalim, Ahmad. _93759
245	1	0	_aLahore 1947
260			_aLahore: _bSang-e-Meel Publications; _c2003.
300			_a307 p. ;
520			_aThis study of the 1947 partition asserts that it remains the defining moment in the modern history of the Indian subcontinent. Contemporary communal and national stereotypes draw sustenance from the climacteric events that accompanied the British decision to divide and quit. Partition permanently altered the demographic, socioeconomic, and cultural landscapes of such major cities as Karachi, Lahore, Delhi, and Calcutta. Their huge refugee populations have also profoundly impacted upon these conurbations’ political life. The continuing effects of partition at political, cultural, and psychological levels extend far beyond the focus on Kashmir, which has sometimes been dubbed “the unfinished business” of partition. They point to the fact that partition should be regarded as a process rather than a single historical event confined to August 1
650			_aHistory _aLahore _96590
942			_cBK
999			_c1579 _d1579