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The aeroplane and the making of modern India /

"The aeroplane played a small but significant role in India's transformation from colony to republic. Through the prism of aviation, both civil and military, this book traces the story of India's journey from the Second World War to the emergence of India as a sovereign state. Drawing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Iqbal, Aashique Ahmed, 1988- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Aeronautics > India > History > 20th century.
Airlines > India > History > 20th century.
Compagnies de transport aérien > Inde > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Aeronautics
Airlines
India
Transport industries.
Transport.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : aviation and the Indian state 1939-1953
  • 1 Indian aviation and the second World War
  • 2 Ittehad Mein Shakti (strength in unity) : aviation and the partition of India 1946-1947
  • 3 War in Kashmir 1947-1948
  • 4 Of princes and planes : aviation in the Indian states 1931-1948
  • 5 Towards soverign skies : aviation in independent India 1948-1953
  • Conclusion.