Towards Freedom

Documents on the Movement for Independence in India 1947, Part 1
Herausgeber: Mahajan, Sucheta; Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi

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Produktbeschreibung

Part of the Towards Freedom series, this collection brings together archival documents from the period 1 January 1947 to 2 June 1947. Together they discuss areas like Constituent Assembly, interim government, the civil disobedience movements organized by Muslim League, communalism, partition besides refugees and minority groups.

Produktdetails

• Towards Freedom Series
• Verlag: OUP India
• Seitenzahl: 1288
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 231mm x 99mm
• Gewicht: 3532g
• ISBN-13: 9780198083979
• ISBN-10: 0198083971
• Artikelnr.: 35482448

Autorenporträt

Sucheta Mahajan, Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Former Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research.

Inhaltsangabe

Calendar of Documents
General Editor's Preface
Volume Editor's Introduction
SECTION I. 1 JANUARY 1947 TO 22 MARCH 1947:
1: Constituent Assembly
2: Political Developments in Early 1947
3: Functioning of the Interim Government
4: The Last Viceroy
5: Statement of 20 February 1947 and its Aftermath
6: Communalism: General
7: Civil Disobedience Movements by the Muslim League
8: Communalism: Provinces
9: Demand for Partition
10: Volunteer Organizations
11: Minorities
12: Refugees
SECTION II. 23 MARCH 1947 TO 2 JUNE 1947:
13: Constituent Assembly
14: Interim Government
15: Exploring Political Alternatives
16: Making of the 3 June Plan
17: Contending with Communalism
18: Communalism: Provinces
19: Muslim League Civil Disobedience Movement in Assam and NWFP
20: Division of Punjab
21: Bengal: United or Divided
22: Exercising Options: Referendum in North-West Frontier Province and Sylhet
23: Minority Groups and Displaced Populations
24: Volunteer Organizations
Index