The pity of partition, Manto's life, times, and work across the India-Pakistan divide, Ayesha Jalal
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The pity of partition, Manto's life, times, and work across the India-Pakistan divide, Ayesha Jalal
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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contains biographical information
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
The pity of partition
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bibliography
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Ayesha Jalal
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Lawrence Stone lectures
Sub title
Manto's life, times, and work across the India-Pakistan divide
Table Of Contents
Prelude: Manto and Partition -- I. Stories -- "Knives, Daggers, and Bullets Cannot Destroy Religion" -- Amritsar Dreams of Revolution -- Bombay : Challenges and Opportunities -- II. Memories -- Remembering Partition -- From Cinema City to Conquering Air Waves -- Living and Walking Bombay -- III. Histories -- Partition : Neither End nor Beginning -- On the Postcolonial Moment -- Pakistan and Uncle Sam's Cold War -- Epilogue: "A Nail's Debt" : Manto Lives On..
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- South Asia -- History -- 20th century
- India-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949
- Narration (Rhetoric) + Political aspects + South Asia + History -- 20th century
- Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan, 1912-1955 -- Criticism and interpretation
- South Asia -- In literature
- Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan, 1912-1955 -- Correspondence
- Short stories, Urdu + History and criticism
- Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan, 1912-1955 -- Political and social views
- Authors, Urdu -- 20th century -- Biography
- India -- History -- Partition, 1947
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- South Asia -- History -- 20th century
- India-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949
- Narration (Rhetoric) + Political aspects + South Asia + History -- 20th century
- Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan, 1912-1955 -- Criticism and interpretation
- South Asia -- In literature
- Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan, 1912-1955 -- Correspondence
- Short stories, Urdu + History and criticism
- Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan, 1912-1955 -- Political and social views
- Authors, Urdu -- 20th century -- Biography
- India -- History -- Partition, 1947
- Is Part Of1