Midnight's furies

Description:

Describes how a cycle of rioting and violence leading up to the partition of India and birth of Pakistan resulted in brutal and widespread ethnic cleansing on both sides of the border, creating a divide between India and Pakistan that persists decades later.

subjects: India-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949,  History,  Jinnah, mohamed ali, 1876-1948,  Nehru, jawaharlal, 1889-1964,  India-pakistan conflict, 1965,  India, history, 20th century,  Pakistan, history,  New York Times reviewed,  India-Pakistan Conflict (1947-1949) fast (OCoLC)fst00968996,  Partition of India (1947) fast (OCoLC)fst01353944,  India-Pakistan Conflict (1947-1949) fast (OCoLC)fst00968996 (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86001713 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst00968996,  Partition of India (1947) fast (OCoLC)fst01353944 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01353944

People: Mahomed Ali Jinnah (1876-1948),  Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)

Places: Pakistan,  India

Times: 20th century,  Partition, 1947