Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century

Title: Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century Author: Joya Chatterji ISBN: 9780300272680 Publisher: Yale University Press Published: 2023 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Asian History 1630510 Publisher Description: A groundbreaking view of South Asian history in the twentieth century that underlines the similarities and intertwined cultures of India and Pakistan Winner of the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History - Longlisted for the 2024 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction - Longlisted for the 2024 Cundill History Prize "Chatterji tells the story of the subcontinent's recent history in a fluent sweeping arc. . . . Wonderfully enjoyable to read . . . [and] sure to become a classic."--William Dalrymple, The Guardian This radically original and ambitious history of the Indian subcontinent explores the region's unique twentieth-cen