Ian Talbot

Amritsar - Voices from Between India and Pakistan

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The city of Amritsar stands on the volatile border between India and Pakistan. It has been a focus for political and religious conflict since the partition of 1947. Amritsar brings together 25 first-hand accounts of life in a city at the epicentre of one of the largest and bloodiest forced migrations in history. The interviews explore experiences from the time of partition: from the suddenness of uprooting and the belief that the migration was only to be temporary to the enduring sense that the violence was politically and not culturally or religiously motivated. Issues raised include: the abduction and rehabilitation of women and children; t… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Tatla, Darshan Singh

ISBN: 978-1-905422-32-6
EAN: 9781905422326
Produktnummer: 2816496
Verlag: Seagull Books London Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Seitenangabe: 264 S.
Masse: H23.4 cm x B16.3 cm x D2.4 cm 500 g
Gewicht: 500
Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)

Über den Autor

Ian Talbot is Director of the Centre for South Asian Studies at Coventry University. His most recent books include Pakistan: A Modern History and Khizr Tiwana, the Punjab Unionist Party and the Partition of India. Darshan Singh Tatla has been an honorary research fellow at the Centre for South Asian Studies, Coventry University and is co-author of Punjab.