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Boundaries of belonging : localities, citizenship and rights in India and Pakistan /

The 1947 Partition had a major impact on issues of citizenship and rights in India and Pakistan in the decades that followed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ansari, Sarah F. D. (Author), Gould, William, 1973- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Citizenship > India.
Citizenship > Pakistan.
Civil rights > India.
Civil rights > Pakistan.
India > History > Partition, 1947.
India > Boundaries > Pakistan.
Pakistan > Boundaries > India.
India > History > 1947-
Pakistan > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • "Performing the state" in post-1947 India and Pakistan
  • People on the move : refugees and minorities in UP and Sindh
  • Citizens and the city : from people on the move to the movement of goods
  • New constitutions, new citizens
  • Women and differentiated citizenship in post-colonial South Asia
  • "Hidden citizens" in 1940s and 50s India and Pakistan.