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Yasmin Khan is a British historian and associate professor of history at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the history of the British Empire, South Asia, and decolonization.
Known for: The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan
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The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan
This book offers a detailed historical account of the 1947 Partition of British India, exploring the political decisions, social upheavals, and human tragedies that accompanied the creation of India and Pakistan. Yasmin Khan examines how the process of decolonization and the hurried British withdrawal led to one of the largest and most violent migrations in history, reshaping South Asia’s political and cultural landscape.
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The Late Colonial Context
As Britain emerged from World War II, its imperial authority stood weakened. Economic exhaustion, reform pressures, and changing global power dynamics made colonial rule untenable. In India, wartime mobilization had deepened political tensions and sharpened demands for independence. The British admi...
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Rise of Nationalist Movements
The political ferment of the 1940s was led by two dominant forces—the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League. Each envisioned independence differently. Congress imagined a secular, unified India that transcended religious divisions, while the Muslim League, under Muhammad Ali Jinna...
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About Yasmin Khan
Yasmin Khan is a British historian and associate professor of history at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the history of the British Empire, South Asia, and decolonization. She has written extensively on the Partition of India and the social history of the Second World War in South ...
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Yasmin Khan is a British historian and associate professor of history at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the history of the British Empire, South Asia, and decolonization. She has written extensively on the Partition of India and the social history of the Second World War in South ...
Yasmin Khan is a British historian and associate professor of history at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the history of the British Empire, South Asia, and decolonization. She has written extensively on the Partition of India and the social history of the Second World War in South Asia.
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