{"product_id":"the-punjab-ishtiaq-ahmed-9789355205780","title":"The Punjab: Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed","description":"\u003cp\u003e '[...] The great many in Pakistan and India who wish to preserve a society where freedoms are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e mutually respected should [...] be all the more thankful for Ishtiaq Ahmed's landmark study.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Rajmohan Gandhi in \u003ci\u003eIIC Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A path-breaking account of Partition, \u003ci\u003eThe Punjab\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles how East and West Punjab were emptied of unwanted minorities in 1947. This volume accesses secret British reports to shed new light on events and narrates poignant accounts by eyewitnesses, survivors-even participants-of the carnage from both sides of the border. These exclusive narratives present the events of Partition through the eyes of those who were a part of it and the effect it had-and still has-on their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One of the most comprehensive accounts of a tragic watershed of Indian history, \u003ci\u003eThe Punjab\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e authoritatively demonstrates how little religious differences matter to peaceful coexistence, until\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e inflamed by divisive forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ishtiaq Ahmed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9355205783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789355205780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rupa Publ iCat Ions India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 2.26d","brand":"Ishtiaq Ahmed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927707439359,"sku":"9789355205780","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3851c8fe-330b-436a-97da-e8a977aed00d.jpg?v=1749372700","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-punjab-ishtiaq-ahmed-9789355205780","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}