Midnight's furies, the deadly legacy of India's partition, Nisid Hajari
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Midnight's furies, the deadly legacy of India's partition, Nisid Hajari
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [266]-311) and index
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Midnight's furies
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Nisid Hajari
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the deadly legacy of India's partition
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Describes how a cycle of rioting and violence leading up to the partition of India and birth of Pakistan resulted in brutal and widespread ethnic cleansing on both sides of the border, creating a divide between India and Pakistan that persists decades later
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A train to Pakistan -- Fury -- Jinnah and Jawaharlal -- Madhouse -- "Pakistan Murdabad!" -- Indian summer -- Off the rails -- "Stop this madness" -- Ad hoc jihad -- Himalayan quagmire -- The last battle -- Deadly legacy
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