The 1947 Partition Archive Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Partition's Legacies
Joya Chatterji
BOOK HIGHLIGHT: If you are interested in the post-colonial legacies of South Asia, Professor Joya Chatterji’s Partition’s Legacies is a must-read. Review by Debanjan Das. Find this book online here: https://t.co/Rs0Wz6zEFi https://t.co/3kxKyqAFaX
Paperback, 2021
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Animosity at Bay: An Alternative History of the India-Pakistan Relationship, 1947-1952
Pallavi Raghavan
BOOK HIGHLIGHT: Dr Raghavan’s Animosity At Bay challenges the narrative of perpetual conflict between the two countries while acknowledging the tense history they share. Read it online: https://t.co/eSyF9vV9QO @NahviFahad @pallaviraghava1 https://t.co/vTEBjjIzm8
Hardcover, 2020
$49.95$24.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Radiance of a Thousand Suns
Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
BOOK HIGHLIGHT: Manreet Sodhi Someshwar’s Radiance of a Thousand Suns follows Niki, as she works to rebuild her life following a series of tragedies that take her from #Punjab to #NYC. Review by @RishikaSood4. You can find this book online: https://t.co/bk5HxoMM2D @manreetss https://t.co/pwhiEloJmI
Paperback, 2020
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Night Diary
Veera Hiranandani
BOOK HIGHLIGHT: In Veera Hiranandani's The Night Diary, twelve-year-old narrator Nisha struggles to make sense of the #1947Partition as she migrates to #Jodhpur with her father and twin brother, Amil. Reviewer: @RishikaSood4 Author: @VeeraHira Link: https://t.co/bQhjH1nTew https://t.co/PuZ9hIj09z
Paperback, 2019
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Midnight's Borders: A People's History of Modern India
Suchitra Vijayan
BOOK HIGHLIGHT: Suchitra Vijayan’s Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India chronicles the lives of communities existing in the margins. Review by Debanjan Das. You can find this book online: https://t.co/Gbwf8xkZk0 @suchitrav https://t.co/PP97SIx2q6
Hardcover, 2021
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Victory Colony, 1950
Bhaswati Ghosh
BOOK HIGHLIGHT: Victory Colony 1950 tells the story of a community of #Partition refugees determined to make a home for themselves in #Calcutta despite the odds. You can find it on Amazon here: https://t.co/14QqbY8N5j @RishikaSood4 https://t.co/W731M3URrU
Paperback, 2020
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Long Partition and the Making of Modern South Asia: Refugees, Boundaries, Histories
Vazira Fazila Zamindar
BOOK HIGHLIGHT: The Long Partition: The Making of Modern South Asia: Refugees, Boundaries, Histories, examines life after migration for refugees of the #1947Partition. You can find her book online on Amazon: https://t.co/j8UW9D3Kx6 https://t.co/b49v8jN2l4
Paperback, 2010
$34.00$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Shadow Lines
Amitav Ghosh
Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines significantly highlights the trauma of the #1947Partition by framing the story from the perspective of a young boy forced to watch as the secure world he once knew collapses around him. https://t.co/eSD47gPsrc
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book