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SHADOWS AT NOON - JOYA CHATTERJI GEBUNDEN

'A classic ... wonderfully enjoyable' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE'The story of South Asia told with verve
wit and brilliance' ANURADHA ROY'Chatterji writes with infectious relish' DOMINIC SANDBROOK
Based on decades of scholarship  this is the authoritative history of South Asia in the 20th
century Shadows at Noon tells the subcontinent's story from the British Raj through
independence and partition to the forging of the modern nations of India  Pakistan and
Bangladesh. Unlike other histories of the region which concentrate exclusively on politics 
here food  leisure and the household are given as much importance as nationhood  migration and
the state. Thematic rather than chronological  each chapter illuminates an overarching topic
that has shaped South Asia. This format enables us to explore issues - like the changing
character of the family or the 'Indian diet' - over time and in depth. Chatterji's purpose is
to make contemporary South Asia - its cultural vibrancy  diversity  social structures and
political make-up - intelligible to everyone. In so doing this bold  innovative and personal
work rallies against standard narratives of 'inherent' differences between India  Pakistan and
Bangladesh and reveals the many things its people have in common. 'Truly magnificent' MIHIR
BOSE'Wonderful' SIR MARK TULLY

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