Women and Partition A Reader

This collection of writings from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan looks at the Partition of the subcontinent in 1947 and explores the still largely unaddressed aspects of the human histories of this time. The volume offers perspectives, first person accounts, essays, personal histories and interviews with the women who lived through Partition and those who have inherited its legacies. Taking a broad sweep, the writings here not only span three countries, thereby providing a unique and comparative perspective, but also cover a range of subject areas, from oral history to more traditional history, from visual history to sports. Also included is a selection of documents, which provide valuable archival material on the Partition. "