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Freedom at Midnight (UK)
Freedom at Midnight (UK) | Larry Collins
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On 14 August 1947 one-fifth of humanity claimed their independence in India. But 400 million people were to find that the immediate price of freedom was partition and war, riot and murder. In this reconstruction, Collins and Lapierre recount the eclipse of the British Raj and examine the roles enacted by, among others, Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Mountbatten in its violent transformation into the new India and Pakistan.
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Freedom at Midnight | DOMINIQUE LAPIERRE & LARRY COLLINS
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#NovemberNarrative #freedomday In 1947 Great Britain planned to cut ties w/ one of its treasured colonies the British Raj , India.Basically , they couldn‘t afford it anymore.Then began the debate of how it should be done. Partitions came down , assuming Muslims & Hindus should be divided , creating Pakistan in turn caused forced migration, protests , ethnic violence & death .A book that has been in my collection for years that I haven‘t read yet.

BarbaraBB I read this book after I had been in Pakistan and I loved it. I learned so much. 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 📚👌🏻 2y
Eggs Sounds like a great read! 2y
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Freedom at Midnight (UK) | Larry Collins
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Happy Independence Day 🇮🇳

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