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Refugees and the Politics of the Everyday State in Pakistan: Resettlement in Punjab, 1947-1962
Elisabetta Iob
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Description for Refugees and the Politics of the Everyday State in Pakistan: Resettlement in Punjab, 1947-1962
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The Partition of India in 1947 involved the division of two provinces, Bengal and the Punjab, based on district-wise Hindu or Muslim majorities. The Partition displaced between 10 and 12 million people along religious lines. This book provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the resettlement and rehabilitation of Partition refugees in Pakistani Punjab between 1947 and 1962. It weaves a chronological and thematic plot into a single narrative, and focuses on the Punjabi refugee middle and upper-middle class. Emphasising the everyday experience of the state, the author challenges standard interpretations of the resettlement ... Read more
The Partition of India in 1947 involved the division of two provinces, Bengal and the Punjab, based on district-wise Hindu or Muslim majorities. The Partition displaced between 10 and 12 million people along religious lines. This book provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the resettlement and rehabilitation of Partition refugees in Pakistani Punjab between 1947 and 1962. It weaves a chronological and thematic plot into a single narrative, and focuses on the Punjabi refugee middle and upper-middle class. Emphasising the everyday experience of the state, the author challenges standard interpretations of the resettlement ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Royal Asiatic Society Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415738668
SKU
V9780415738668
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Ref
99-1
About Elisabetta Iob
Elisabetta Iob is a historian currently based at the Department of Social Sciences and Politics, University of Trieste, Italy. Her collaborations include the Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Lahore, Pakistan, and the local branches of the Ministries of Interior and Defence, Italy. Her research interests focus on Pakistan's socio-political history and culture.
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