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| Title: | Bearing Witness
: Partition, Independence, End of the Raj |
| Author: | Sukeshi Kamra |
| ISBN: | 1552380416 : 9781552380413 |
| Illustrations: | 37 b/w illus |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 430 |
| Weight: | .757 Kg. |
| Published: | University of Calgary Press - March 2002 |
| List Price: | 29.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Colonization & independence: India: Pakistan |
Provides a new perspective on Partition: the birth of two nation states: India & Pakistan & the end of the colonial period in India. partition marks one of the largest human migrations in history. a compelling & unorthodox study of contemporary & post-event responses to Partition. an interdisciplinary study of the trauma experienced by survivors of Partition: the British who were forced to leave India, & the educated Indians, for whom this moment marked a rite of passage. Kamra uses primary sources for her research including fiction & non-fiction accounts written by survivors of Partition, speeches by Jinnah & Nehru (Prime Ministers of Pakistan & India during Partition, respectively), & political cartoons printed in English newspapers at the time. presents a more popular approach to the experience of Partition, as most of the writing on this subject has been written by Indians & British colonials who were educated in western systems. provides a unique take on an important event in world history by considering new writings & ideas on the subject that have never before been considered 'valid'. an important contribution to Post-colonial studies.
