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Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — The Great Divide by H. On August 15, , the new nation of Pakistan was born and Britain's century-long rule over the Indian subcontinent finally came to an end. Here, H.

Hodson offers an authoritative account of this dramatic step in the retreat of the British imperialism.

The book first describes the historical events that paved the way for The Great Divide. Hodson then goes on to chronicl On August 15, , the new nation of Pakistan was born and Britain's century-long rule over the Indian subcontinent finally came to an end. Hodson then goes on to chronicle, in fascinating detail, the hectic five months of the last viceroyalty of India and the aftermath of the transfer of power, which saw dreadful massacres and migrations in Punjab and sharp struggles over Kashmir and other regions.

The epilogue summarizes events since partition and assesses their effect on the fragile stability of nations in the subcontinent. Get A Copy. Hardcover , pages. Published by Hutchinson Radius first published November 13th More Details Original Title. India Pakistan British Empire , Other Editions 2. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

To ask other readers questions about The Great Divide , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Add this book to your favorite list ». Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Hodson was born in Edmonton, London.

A semi-official British history of Indian independence and the partition of Pakistan from india, which ranks as one of the A semi-official British history of Indian independence and the partition of Pakistan from india, which ranks as one of the finest and most thoroughly researched studies of the period.

A Constitutional Advisor to the Viceroy in , Hodson draws on the Mountbatten archives, Sir Stafford Cripps' private correspondence, the private papers of previous viceroys Linlithgow and Wavell, and Gandhi and Ali Jinnah, as well as interviews with V.

Avoiding personalized petite histoire, Hodson carefully dissects the major issues of British policy in India before independence: the Act of and the Round Table discussions of that year, the Simla Conference, the Cabinet Mission, and the epic of Lord Mountbatten, last viceroy of India.

Mountbatten, armed with a complete mandate carte blanche from Atlee, is the hero of the book. It is he who must pick the next government of India and he does so very carefully through informal conversations with Gandhi, Nehru, Jinnah and others. He judged Jinnah ""a visionary"" with ""a complete lack of administrative knowledge or sense of responsibility"" but obviously useful as a counterfoil to the Congress-Hindu leadership.

Mountbatten ""passed into the popular consciousness of India as a liberator, perhaps the liberator of the nation.