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Punjabi century [Book] 1857-1947 / by Prakash Tandon ; with a foreword by Maurice Zinkin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, c1968.Description: 274 pages : 23 cmISBN:
  • 0520012534 (paperback)
  • 9780520012530
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 309.1545
Other classification:
  • 309.1545
Summary: An important document in the social history of India, this volume presents the autobiography of a Punjabi family over the three tumultuous generations that spanned years from the Mutiny to Independence. The book provides an absorbing view, from within, of what British rule meant for the educated elite of the province. In its descriptions of the changing customs and values of the educated Indian in the early twentieth century, the book affords a memorable account of a critical period in modern Indian history.
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Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor 309.1545 TAN-P (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 55870
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An important document in the social history of India, this volume presents the autobiography of a Punjabi family over the three tumultuous generations that spanned years from the Mutiny to Independence. The book provides an absorbing view, from within, of what British rule meant for the educated elite of the province. In its descriptions of the changing customs and values of the educated Indian in the early twentieth century, the book affords a memorable account of a critical period in modern Indian history.

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