
Britain's transfer of power to India and Pakistan in August of 1947 was a cataclysmic event in modern history. Anita Inder Singh shows that although long-term strategic interests of Britain were against partition, short-term tactics encouraged this major act of decolonization.
Page Count:
288
Publication Date:
1987-12-24
ISBN-10:
0195619552
ISBN-13:
9780195619553
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