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India in the Interregnum : Interim Government, September 1946-August 1947 /
"India's interim government, in office from 2 September 1946 till August 1947, was a unique coalition of the Indian National Congress, All-India Muslim League, and non-Congress and non-League political figures - all presiding over a British/British-trained state apparatus during a period o...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "India's interim government, in office from 2 September 1946 till August 1947, was a unique coalition of the Indian National Congress, All-India Muslim League, and non-Congress and non-League political figures - all presiding over a British/British-trained state apparatus during a period of political transition. These eleven months were packed as much with the events surrounding the formal exit of the empire as its informal continuance; as much with the anticipation of Partition as its alternatives. Though it stands at a juncture of India as a colony and a dominion, it has been overlooked by colonial and postcolonial historiography of that interval, given its sole identification with Partition/Independence. India in the Interregnum moves beneath and beyond this understanding in order to, first, restore identity to the interim government - and its provincial counterparts - and investigate their work, and, second, recover the legacy of the interim government in the formation of contemporary India"--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 376 pages ; 23 cm Also issued online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-367) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199489688 0199489688 |