{"product_id":"the-punjab-bloodied-partitioned-and-cleansed-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAhmed, Ishtiaq:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Born in Lahore on 24 February 1947, \u003cb\u003eIshtiaq Ahmed\u003c\/b\u003e holds a PhD in political science from Stockholm University. He is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Stockholm University, and Honorary Senior Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. He was Visiting Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences during 2013-15 and at Government College University Lahore during 2015-19.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Punjab: Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed\u003c\/i\u003e won the Best Non-Fiction Book Award at the Karachi Literature Festival, 2013, and at the Lahore Literary Festival, 2013. It won the Best Book on Punjab Award at the Baisakhi Festival, Lahore, in 2016.\u003cbr\u003eHis book Jinnah: \u003ci\u003eHis Successes, Failures and Role in History\u003c\/i\u003e won the Best English Non-Fiction Book Award at the Valley of Words Literary Festival, Dehradun, 2021.\u003cbr\u003eHis latest book is \u003ci\u003eUndivided Punjab's Contribution to Indian Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2022.\u003cbr\u003eHis research interests cover diverse fields such as political Islam, ethnicity and nationalism, humanand minority rights, Partition studies and pre-Partition Punjab's contribution to Indian cinema.\"","brand":"Rupa Publ iCat Ions India","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51346303615250,"sku":"9789355205780","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec4ccd09-c7a2-4a30-a023-829ff2dd7c18.jpg?v=1749040443","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-punjab-bloodied-partitioned-and-cleansed-9789355205780","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}