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Book Cover for: Partition's Legacies, Joya Chatterji

Partition's Legacies

Joya Chatterji
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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
Book Cover for: Animosity at Bay: An Alternative History of the India-Pakistan Relationship, 1947-1952, Pallavi Raghavan

Animosity at Bay: An Alternative History of the India-Pakistan Relationship, 1947-1952

Pallavi Raghavan
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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
Book Cover for: The Radiance of a Thousand Suns, Manreet Sodhi Someshwar

The Radiance of a Thousand Suns

Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
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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
Book Cover for: The Night Diary, Veera Hiranandani

The Night Diary

Veera Hiranandani
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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
Book Cover for: Midnight's Borders: A People's History of Modern India, Suchitra Vijayan

Midnight's Borders: A People's History of Modern India

Suchitra Vijayan
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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
Book Cover for: Victory Colony, 1950, Bhaswati Ghosh

Victory Colony, 1950

Bhaswati Ghosh
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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
Book Cover for: The Long Partition and the Making of Modern South Asia: Refugees, Boundaries, Histories, Vazira Fazila Zamindar

The Long Partition and the Making of Modern South Asia: Refugees, Boundaries, Histories

Vazira Fazila Zamindar
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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
Book Cover for: The Shadow Lines, Amitav Ghosh

The Shadow Lines

Amitav Ghosh
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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