Author: Moon, Penderel
Title: Divide and Quit
Description: Chatto & Windus, London, 1961. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Titles, contents & introduction to front. the author, Sir Edward Penderel Moon, was a British administrator in India and a writer. He served as a finance minister for the Bahawalpur State in the British Raj. After India's independence, he stayed on in India and worked as the chief commissioner of Himachal Pradesh, as chief commissioner of Manipur state. In this book he records the events leading up to the partition of India & creation of Pakistan and details the tragedy of the migrations & massacres in the Punjab which followed & were unparalleled in world history during a time of peace. In the space of three or four months thousands were killed or died of privation, including Hindus, Muslims & Sikhs, and millions were compelled to abandon forever their ancestral homes and to start life afresh in new surroundings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 302 pages. Fading to spine colour. Gilt titles within maroon panel spine. green cloth; illustrated by two b/w. maps. Includes index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; Indian History; Partition; Pakistan; India; History. Inventory No: 4956.

Keywords: BZDB227 Politics & Government/India/Pakistan/History/Indian History/Partition/Punjab/Bahawalpur/Rahim Yar Khan Politics & Government; Indian History; Partition; Pakistan; India; History. Unbranded Penderel Moon Divide and Quit Indian History Partition P


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