{"product_id":"partition-the-story-of-indian-independence-and-the-creation-of-pakistan-in-1947-by-barney-white-spunner","title":"Partition: The Story of Indian Independence and the Creation of Pakistan in 1947 by Barney White-Spunner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Stands out for its judicious and unsparing look at events from a British perspective’ Dominic Sandbrook, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBetween January and August 1947 the conflicting political, religious and social tensions in India culminated in independence from Britain and the creation of Pakistan; in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePartition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, Barney White-Spunner shines a light on those turbulent months.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis period saw the end of ninety years of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBritish Raj,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the effective power of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMaharajahs, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Congress Party \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eestablished itself, commanding a democratic government in Delhi. It also witnessed the rushed creation of Pakistan as a country in two halves whose capitals were 2000 kilometres apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSeptember to December 1947\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the euphoria surrounding independence dissipated into shame and incrimination; nearly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emillion people died\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and countless more lost their homes and their livelihoods as partition was realised. The events of those months would dictate the history of South Asia for the next seventy years, leading to three wars, countless acts of terrorism, polarisation around the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCold War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e powers and to two nations with millions living in poverty spending disproportionate amounts on their military. The legacy of decisions taken that year still continues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose at the centre became some of the most enduring characters of the twentieth century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGandhi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Nehru \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eenjoyed almost saint-like status in India, and still do, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJinnah \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis lionised in Pakistan. The British cast, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eChurchill \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAttlee \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMountbatten\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, find their contribution praised and damned in equal measure. Yet it is not only the national players whose stories fascinate. Many ordinary people who witnessed the events of that year are still alive and have a clear recollection of the excitement and the horror.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Lovers BD","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55705289064739,"sku":null,"price":560.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":55705289097507,"sku":null,"price":690.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":55705289130275,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5872\/2083\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_c406bd5a-53d1-437e-a592-39e19fc901a0.jpg?v=1791116429","url":"https:\/\/www.bookloversbd.shop\/products\/partition-the-story-of-indian-independence-and-the-creation-of-pakistan-in-1947-by-barney-white-spunner","provider":"Book Lovers BD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}