The Partitions of Memory: The Afterlife of the Division of India

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pp. xiv 301.”The eight essays in “The Partitions of Memory” suggest ways in which the tangled skein of Partition might be unraveled. The contributors range over issues as diverse as literary reactions to Partition; the relief and rehabilitation measures provided to refugees; children’s understanding of Partition; the power of ‘national’ monuments to evoke a historical past; the power of letters to evoke more immediately poignant pasts; and, the Dalit claim, at the prospect of Partition, to a separate political identity. The book demonstrates how fundamental the material and symbolic histories of Partition are to much that has happened in South Asia since 1947. Contributors: Mukulika Banerjee, Urvashi Butalia, Joya Chatterji, Priyamvada Gopal, Suvir Kaul, Nita Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Richard Murphy, and Ramnarayan S. Rawat.” paperback edition

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ISBN 0253215668
ISBN13 9780253215666
Number of pages 301
Original Title The Partitions of Memory: The Afterlife of the Division of India
Published Date 2002
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dustjacket
Binding Paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Bloomington
Edition First Edition
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pp. xiv 301.”The eight essays in “The Partitions of Memory” suggest ways in which the tangled skein of Partition might be unraveled. The contributors range over issues as diverse as literary reactions to Partition; the relief and rehabilitation measures provided to refugees; children’s understanding of Partition; the power of ‘national’ monuments to evoke a historical past; the power of letters to evoke more immediately poignant pasts; and, the Dalit claim, at the prospect of Partition, to a separate political identity. The book demonstrates how fundamental the material and symbolic histories of Partition are to much that has happened in South Asia since 1947. Contributors: Mukulika Banerjee, Urvashi Butalia, Joya Chatterji, Priyamvada Gopal, Suvir Kaul, Nita Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Richard Murphy, and Ramnarayan S. Rawat.” paperback edition

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Weight 1 kg