The British Raj in India: An Historical Review

by Salim Al-Din Quraishi

This scholarly study is different from earlier books on the Raj in that it is neither hero-oriented nor self justifying. The emphasis instead is on world events and developments inside the subcontinent which influenced the conduct of the leaders, and affected the course of events. It is the
crucial transfer of power process resulting in the partition of Britain's Indian Empire into two independent states that is appraised. The authors have made good use of the massive documentation made available by the British Government since 1983, as well as the unique archives kept in the British
Museum. These have enabled the authors to throw some new light on the partition process, in particular on the workings of the Radcliff Boundary Awards Commission.

Genres: History

714 pages, Paperback

First published November 9, 1995

Reviews

[Saadia B. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am not the kind of person who likes to read history at that length. However, this book gave a new perspective to whatever I had read earlier regarding British Raj in India.

The British exited Hindustan (now Pakistan, India and Bangladesh) haphazardly and left the turmoil of partition between India and Pakistan, which resulted in massive mishaps, loots, murders and Kashmir as one of the staggering and indecisive issues between both the countries till date.

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[Zain Shah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very well illustration of the political and economic events taking place from the time of the British Raj till the transfer of power. It felt like the book was going to take forever to complete due to the extent of how much the author wrote about every single event in detail.

[Aamir Yaad · Rating 5 out of 5]

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