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- Transfer of Power in India
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- 2015
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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This full account of the partition of India and the transfer of power from England begins with the outbreak of war in 1939 and ends with the transfer itself in 1947.
Originally published in 1957.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- p. xiii
- I The Goal of British Policy
- pp. -37
- III War and the Deadlock
- pp. 56-83
- IV The August Offer and After
- pp. 84-112
- V The Cripps Mission
- pp. 113-136
- VI The Stalemate Continues
- pp. 137-164
- VII A New Approach
- pp. 165-179
- VIII The Simla Conference
- pp. 180-215
- IX The General Elections
- pp. 216-235
- X The Cabinet Mission I
- pp. 236-257
- XI The Cabinet Mission II
- pp. 258-281
- XII The Interim Government I
- pp. 282-304
- XIII The Interim Government II
- pp. 305-321
- XIV The Constituent Assembly
- pp. 322-355
- XV The Evolution of a Plan
- pp. 356-376
- XVI Acceptance of the Plan
- pp. 377-394
- XVII The Implementation of the Plan
- pp. 395-411
- XVIII The Birth of Two Dominions
- pp. 412-426
- XIX The Aftermath of Partition
- pp. 427-445
- XX Conclusion
- pp. 446-452
- Appendix I
- pp. 453-468
- Appendix II
- pp. 469-471
- Appendix III
- pp. 472-475
- Appendix IV
- pp. 476-485
- Appendix V
- pp. 486-488
- Appendix VI
- pp. 489-491
- Appendix VII
- pp. 492-496
- Appendix VIII
- pp. 497-515
- Appendix IX
- pp. 516-519
- Appendix X
- pp. 520-525
- Appendix XI
- pp. 526-542
- Appendix XII
- pp. 543-552
- Books and Publications Consulted
- pp. 553-554
Additional Information
ISBN
9781400879373
Related ISBN(s)
9780691030654, 9780691626666, 9780691652870
MARC Record
OCLC
949774890
Pages
579
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No