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India at war : the subcontinent and the Second World War / Yasmin Khan.

Author/creator Khan, Yasmin, 1977-
Format Book and Print
Publication Info New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Descriptionxvi, 416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Uniform titleRaj at war
Contents Prologue -- 1. An Empire Committed -- 2. Peasants into Soldiers -- 3. Into the Middle East and North Africa -- 4. Free and Willing Human Beings -- 5. Not a Paisa, Not a Man -- 6. Bombed to Hell -- 7. Money Coming, Money Coming -- 8. An Empire Exposed -- 9. Urban Panic -- 10. The World at the Door -- 11. Thirty Months Too Late -- 12. Welcome to Bombay -- 13. Plantations and Paddyfields -- 14. Living Dangerously -- 15. Scorched Earth -- 16. The Cogs in a Watch -- 17. Longing and Loss -- 18. Catalyst of Change -- 19. Man-a-Mile Road -- 20. Insults and Discriminations -- 21. Empires, Lost and Found -- 22. Celebrations and Recriminations -- 23. The Sepoy's Return -- Chronology of Major Events -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps -- List of Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Note on Sources.
General note"First published in Great Britain in 2015 as The Raj at War by The Bodley Head"--Title page verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 379-397) and index.
LCCN 2015008472
ISBN9780199753499 (hardback ; acid-free paper)
ISBN0199753490 (hardback ; acid-free paper)
ISBN9780190228910
ISBN0190228911
ISBN9780190228927
ISBN019022892X

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Joyner General Stacks D767.6 .K45 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold