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**skydaypat** · 08-11-2007, 09:28 PM

The partitioning was a bloody mess. Quite literally.

**iioijjjkkojhbb** · 08-13-2007, 07:53 PM

This is all interesting to hear. The violence involved is rarely mentioned in Britain (at least, in my experience).

**investmentonlinev2006x** · 08-14-2007, 10:39 PM

Originally posted by Lorizael
My AP World History teacher, who had a hard on for Communists and non-Westerners, was pretty sure that if Gandhi hadn't been assasinated, everything would have turned out just dandy. That may have been wishful thinking. Who knows. didnt most of the violence happen BEFORE the assasination?

**replicajoy** · 08-17-2007, 01:37 AM

"The Shadow of the Great Game: The Untold Story of India's Partition" by Narendra Singh Sarila

Amazon suggests these, though I haven't read any.

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investmentonlinev2006x Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 675 Senior Member	Originally posted by Lorizael My AP World History teacher, who had a hard on for Communists and non-Westerners, was pretty sure that if Gandhi hadn't been assasinated, everything would have turned out just dandy. That may have been wishful thinking. Who knows. didnt most of the violence happen BEFORE the assasination? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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replicajoy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 334 Senior Member	"The Shadow of the Great Game: The Untold Story of India's Partition" by Narendra Singh Sarila Amazon suggests these, though I haven't read any. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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