This book revisits the partition of the British Indian province of Punjab, its attendant violence and, as a consequence, the divided and dislocated Punjabi lives. Navigating nostalgia and trauma, dreams and laments, identity(s) and homeland(s), it explores the partition of the very idea of Punjabiyat.
This book revisits the partition of the British Indian province of Punjab, its attendant violence and, as a consequence, the divided and dislocated Punjabi lives. Navigating nostalgia and trauma, dreams and laments, identity(s) and homeland(s), it explores the partition of the very idea of Punjabiyat.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Pippa Virdee teaches Modern South Asian History at De Montfort University, Leicester. She has been a visiting fellow at the Centre for Governance and Policy (ITU), Lahore. She is the author of Coming to Coventry: Stories from the South Asian Pioneers (2006) and has co-edited Refugees and the End of Empire (2011). Her academic interests include British colonial history, the history of Punjab and partition studies.
Inhaltsangabe
List of photographs, maps and tables List of excerpts List of abbreviations Glossary Acknowledgements Preface: memories create history 1. Partitioned lands, partitioned histories 2. The treasure within the five rivers 3. Handing over the reigns 4. Violence, migration and the making of the refugee 5. Sacred Malerkotla 6. Migrating to the promised land: a tale of two cities 7. From refugee to citizen 8. Cleansing hearts and minds 9. Lost innocence and sold honour 10. Dreams, memories and legacies Bibliography Index.
List of photographs, maps and tables List of excerpts List of abbreviations Glossary Acknowledgements Preface: memories create history 1. Partitioned lands, partitioned histories 2. The treasure within the five rivers 3. Handing over the reigns 4. Violence, migration and the making of the refugee 5. Sacred Malerkotla 6. Migrating to the promised land: a tale of two cities 7. From refugee to citizen 8. Cleansing hearts and minds 9. Lost innocence and sold honour 10. Dreams, memories and legacies Bibliography Index.
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