'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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