From the Ashes of 1947

Pippa Virdee teaches Modern South Asian History at De Montfort University, Leicester. She has been a visiting fellow at the Centre for Governance and Policy (ITU), Lahore. She is the author of Coming to Coventry: Stories from the South Asian Pioneers (2006) and has co-edited Refugees and the End of Empire (2011). Her academic interests include British colonial history, the history of Punjab and partition studies.

List of photographs, maps and tables; List of excerpts; List of abbreviations; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Preface: memories create history; 1. Partitioned lands, partitioned histories; 2. The treasure within the five rivers; 3. Handing over the reigns; 4. Violence, migration and the making of the refugee; 5. Sacred Malerkotla; 6. Migrating to the promised land: a tale of two cities; 7. From refugee to citizen; 8. Cleansing hearts and minds; 9. Lost innocence and sold honour; 10. Dreams, memories and legacies; Bibliography; Index.