Elisabetta Iob (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)

Refugees and the Politics of the Everyday State in Pakistan

Resettlement in Punjab, 1947-1962

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an analysis of the resettlement and rehabilitation of Partition refugees in Pakistani Punjab between 1947 and 1962. It weaves a chronological and thematic plot into a single narrative and focuses on the Punjabi refugee middle and upper-middle class. The author challenges interpretations of the resettlement of Partition refugees.

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Produktdetails

• Royal Asiatic Society Books
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 163mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780415738668
• ISBN-10: 0415738660
• Artikelnr.: 43674189

Autorenporträt

Elisabetta Iob is a historian currently based at the Department of Social Sciences and Politics, University of Trieste, Italy. Her collaborations include the Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Lahore, Pakistan, and the local branches of the Ministries of Interior and Defence, Italy. Her research interests focus on Pakistan's socio-political history and culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Memories
Swords
Blood and Freedom: when independence came to India and Pakistan 2. Camps
Homes
Towns and Villages 3. Patronage
bureaucratic unruliness and the resettling of Partition refugees in everyday Pakistani Punjab
1947-1962 4. Punjab Assembly
party seats
electoral boxes 5. Constituent Assembly and neighbours Conclusion