Caste Politics and Partition in South Asian History
Over approximately the last fifteen years, historians have increasingly sought to examine the effects and implications of Partition - the event that culminated in the formation of India and Pakistan in 1947 - for caste politics and the experience of caste. Along with the growth of scholarly attentio...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2012
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History compass
Year: 2012, Volume: 10, Issue: 7, Pages: 512-522 |
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| Summary: | Over approximately the last fifteen years, historians have increasingly sought to examine the effects and implications of Partition - the event that culminated in the formation of India and Pakistan in 1947 - for caste politics and the experience of caste. Along with the growth of scholarly attention to this question, historical debate has emerged about how most accurately to characterize these effects. This article surveys this body of research by charting the gradual emergence of differing interpretations on the entanglements of Partition, the transfer of power, and caste politics and experience in Bengal, Punjab, the United Provinces and India, more generally. It argues that whereas scholars have produced conflicting accounts, only further research and reflection on the wider significance of this intersection will lead to the emergence of a clearer picture about how caste politics were transformed over the cusp of Partition and the immediate context of the transition from colonial to postcolonial rule in South Asia. |
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| ISSN: | 1478-0542 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: History compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2012.00860.x |
