| Description |
xii, 238 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-231) and index. |
| Contents |
1. From the fall of Singapore to the failure of Cripps's mission, February-April 1942 -- 2. From Cripps's failure to the failure of the Congress Party's "Quit India" movement, April-October 1942 -- 3. From Gandhi's fast through the first year of Wavell's Viceroyalty, January 1943-July 1944 -- 4. Summit failures and cabinet obstacles, August 1944-July 1945 -- 5. From the end of World War II through the cabinet mission, August 1945-June 1946 -- 6. The interim government, June-December 1946 -- 7. Lord Mountbatten's Last Chukka, December 1946-June 1947 -- 8. Partitioned transfer of power, June-August 1947 -- 9. Freedom's wooden loaf, September-October 1947 -- 10. Indo-Pak War over Kashmir, October 1947-July 1948. |
| Subject |
British -- India -- History -- 20th century.
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India -- History -- Partition, 1947.
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India -- History -- Quit India movement, 1942.
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India -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
0195151984 alkaline paper |
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9780195151985 |
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