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1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
Britain's precipitous and ill-planned disengagement from India in 1947--condemned as a "shameful flight" by Winston Churchill--had a truly catastrophic effect on South Asia, leaving hundreds of thousands of people dead in its wake and creating a legacy of chaos, hatred, and war that has lasted over half a century. Ranging from the fall of Singapore in 1942 to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, Shameful Flight provides a vivid behind-the-scenes look at Britain's decision to divest itself from the crown jewel of its empire. Stanley Wolpert, a leading authority on Indian histo. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-231) and index. |
| Contents |
SHAMEFUL FLIGHT: The Last Years of the British Empire in India; Introduction; 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. |
| Local Note |
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Partition of India (India : 1947) |
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Quit India Movement (India : 1942) |
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British -- India -- History -- 20th century.
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British. |
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India. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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India -- Politics and government -- 1919-1947.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1919-1947 |
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India -- History -- Partition, 1947.
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India -- History -- Quit India movement, 1942.
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India -- History -- 1947-
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1947- |
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Since 1900 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wolpert, Stanley A. 1927- Shameful flight. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press 2009 9780195393941 |
| ISBN |
9780199745043 (electronic book) |
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0199745048 (electronic book) |
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