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Shameful Flight: The Last Years of the British Empire in India
Wolpert, Stanley (Emeritus Professor of History, Emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles)
Shameful Flight: The Last Years of the British Empire in India
Wolpert, Stanley (Emeritus Professor of History, Emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles)
Focusing on the last half decade of the British in India, this book argues that the hasty departure of the British from the subcontinent laid the groundwork for the continuing violence between India and Pakistan. It tells about the people and dramatic events that have been turning points in the history of India, Pakistan, and Britain.
336 pages, 25 halftones
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | October 26, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780195151985 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 272 |
Dimensions | 158 × 236 × 24 mm · 556 g |