(The) Partition omnibus / by David Page, Anita Inder Singh, Penderel Moon and G. D. Khosla and introduction by Mushirul Hasan

Includes bibliography, appendix and index.

PRELUDE TO PARTITION: The Indian Muslims and the imperial system of control 1920-1932: The Montagu-Chelmsford reforms and the changing structure of politics -- The growth of communalism and the polarization of politics -- The emergence of Punjabi dominance -- The Muslim conference and the reforms -- THE ORIGINS OF THE PARTITION OF INDIA 1936-1947: Elections and the congress in office- April 1936 to September 1939 -- India and the war- September 1939 to December 1914 -- Provincial and all India politics- currents and cross-currents- December 1914 to April1945 -- The success of the Muslim league- June 1945 to March 1946 -- Negotiations for the interim government and direct action -- Prelude to partition- November 1946 to February 1947 -- Divide and quit -- DIVIDE AND QUIT: The genesis of Pakistan -- The Punjab and Pakistan -- The cabinet mission -- The Mountbatten plan -- The Punjab and partition -- Bhawalpur state -- Journey across the Punjab -- Outbreak of disturbances in Bhawalpur state -- Restoring order I -- Restoring order II -- Disturbances in Bhawalpur city -- Events in Rahim Yar Khan -- Resettlement -- Summing up Note on casualties -- Re-reading divide and quit - Tapan raychaudhuri -- STERN RECKONING: A survey of the events leading up to and following the partition of India: The parting of the ways -- Direct action day and after -- The Punjab -- Exodus -- Sind -- North-West frontier province -- Retaliation -- Conclusion