From Subjects to Citizens: Society and the Everyday State in India and Pakistan, 1947–1970

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This book explores the shift from colonial rule to independence in India and Pakistan, with the aim of unravelling the explicit meaning and relevance of 'independence' for the new citizens of India and Pakistan during the two decades post 1947. While the study of postcolonial South Asia has blossomed in recent years, this volume addresses a number of imbalances in this dynamic and highly popular field. Firstly, the histories of India and Pakistan after 1947 have been conceived separately, with many scholars assuming that the two states developed along divergent paths after independence. Thus, the dominant historical paradigm has been to examine either India or Pakistan in relative isolation from one another. Viewing the two states in the same frame not only allows the contributors of this volume to explore common themes, but also facilitates an exploration of the powerful continuities between the pre- and post-independence periods.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction
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- By Taylor C. Sherman, London School of Economics, William Gould, University of Leeds, Sarah Ansari, University of London
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1 - Personal Law and Citizenship in India's Transition to Independence
pp 10-37
- By Eleanor Newbigin, University of London
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2 - From Subjects to Citizens? Rationing, Refugees and the Publicity of Corruption over Independece in UP
pp 38-63
- By William Gould, University of Leeds
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3 - Performing Peace: Gandhi's Assassination as a Critical Moment in the Consolidation of the Nehruvian State
pp 64-89
- By Yasmin Khan, University of Oxford
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4 - Migration, Citizenship and Belonging in Hyderabad (Deccan), 1946–1956
pp 90-118
- By Taylor C. Sherman, London School of Economics
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5 - Punjabi Refugees' Rehabilitation and the Indian State: Discourses, Denials and Dissonances
pp 119-142
- By Ian Talbot, University of Southampton
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6 - Sovereignty, Governmentality and Development in Ayub's Pakistan: The Case of Korangi Township
pp 143-171
- By Markus Daechsel, University of London
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7 - Everyday Expectations of the State during Pakistan's Early Years: Letters to the Editor, Dawn (Karachi), 1950–1953
pp 172-192
- By Sarah Ansari, University of London
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8 - Concrete ‘Progress’: Irrigation, Development and Modernity in Mid-Twentieth Century Sind
pp 193-215
- By Daniel Haines, University of London
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9 - Partition Narratives: Displaced Trauma and Culpability among British Civil Servants in 1940s Punjab
pp 216-240
- By Catherine Coombs, University of Leeds
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Contributors
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iv

Acknowledgements
pp v-vi

Introduction
pp 1-9

1 - Personal Law and Citizenship in India's Transition to Independence
pp 10-37

2 - From Subjects to Citizens? Rationing, Refugees and the Publicity of Corruption over Independece in UP
pp 38-63

3 - Performing Peace: Gandhi's Assassination as a Critical Moment in the Consolidation of the Nehruvian State
pp 64-89

4 - Migration, Citizenship and Belonging in Hyderabad (Deccan), 1946–1956
pp 90-118

5 - Punjabi Refugees' Rehabilitation and the Indian State: Discourses, Denials and Dissonances
pp 119-142

6 - Sovereignty, Governmentality and Development in Ayub's Pakistan: The Case of Korangi Township
pp 143-171

7 - Everyday Expectations of the State during Pakistan's Early Years: Letters to the Editor, Dawn (Karachi), 1950–1953
pp 172-192

8 - Concrete ‘Progress’: Irrigation, Development and Modernity in Mid-Twentieth Century Sind
pp 193-215

9 - Partition Narratives: Displaced Trauma and Culpability among British Civil Servants in 1940s Punjab
pp 216-240

Contributors
pp 241-242

Index
pp 243-250

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