Towards Freedom

Documents on the Movement for Independence in India 1947, Part 1
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-19-808397-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 1288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 231 mm x 274 mm, Gewicht: 3470 g

Part of the Towards Freedom series, this volume brings together primary sources and archival documents for the period 1 January 1947 to 2 June 1947. Part I consists of two sections. These two sections together discuss Constituent Assembly, interim government, various political alternatives and developments, the civil disobedience movements organized by Muslim League in various parts of the country. It also examines communalism in provinces, the demand for partition in Punjab and Bengal as well as the role of the last viceroy, volunteer organizations and the problem of refugees and minority groups. The introduction by Sucheta Mahajan situates the movements in the historical context and underlines their importance in the politics of the year 1947.

This book will interest scholars, teachers, and students of modern Indian history, particularly those interested in the Indian national movement.

Zielgruppe

This book will interest scholars, teachers, and students of modern Indian history, particularly those interested in the Indian national movement.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mahajan, Sucheta

Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Postkoloniale Geschichte, Nationale Befreiung und Unabhängigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 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

Über Autor(innen)

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