Shameful flight : the last years of the British Empire in India
Wolpert, Stanley A., 1927-2009
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Focusing on the last half decade of the British in India, this book argues that the hasty departure of the British from the subcontinent laid the groundwork for the continuing violence between India and Pakistan. It tells about events that have been turning points in the history of India, Pakistan, and Britain.
Main title:
Shameful flight : the last years of the British Empire in India / Stanley Wolpert.
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Imprint:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Collation:
xii, 238 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2006.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780195393941 (pbk)
Dewey class:
954.0359954.0359
Language:
English
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BRN:
1661843