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Reporting the Partition of Punjab: Press Public & other Opinions 1947 (648 pages)
(2006) (Manohar, New Delhi), ISBN: 81-7304-674-3, (Vanguard, Lahore) ISBN: 969-402-500-1
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The book was reviewed by leading historians for internationally reputed journals
in the USA, Canada, UK and India.
(i) Prof. Sumit Ganguly, Professor Rabindranath Tagore Chair, Indiana University,
USA (Harvard University project – Journal of Cold War Studies, Vol.10. Issue 3 Summer,
2008).
"…Raghuvendra Tanwar's scholarship is careful, honest, and prodigious. He has sifted
thorough a vast corpus of material to provide a through account of how the state
came to be partitioned, the role of key players, and the tragic aftermath of partition...
Tanwar's contribution lies in his ability to provide a more substantive integument
to the existing historical scaffolding. His attention to matters of local detail
is what makes his book an important piece of historical scholarship… Tanwar's impressive
work provides much useful grist for this mill"
(ii) Prof. Ian Talbot, Professor of History, University of Southampton, UK - The
Book Review Vol. XXX No. 10 October, 2006. He currently holds a Chair in British
History at the University of Southampton. He was formerly Director of the Centre
for South Asian Studies at Coventry University.
"… Professor Tanwar judiciously avoids one sided blame appointment when covering
such sensitive issues as communal violence and the abduction of women… It skillfully
utilizes, newspaper editorials, reports and letters… The unsparing textual narrative
is accompanied by carefully selected contemporary cartoons drawn primarily from
Shankar's Weekly… the work for all its wealth of material is primarily a useful
source book… given the level of historical judgment and maturity that is displayed
throughout. … In sum, this is meticulously researched work. It brings much new material
to the subject. Good use is made of previously underutilized private papers… Some
of the new material may shock the general reader, much of it is of interest to the
specialist. Useful insights are provided… The volume's reflection on the two worlds
of Punjab is, however, the most important and useful contribution to the subject
matter of Partition. For this reason it is deserving of wide readership".
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