‘[...] The great many in Pakistan and India who wish to preserve a society where freedoms aremutually respected should [...] be all the more thankful for Ishtiaq Ahmed’sandmark study.’—Rajmohan Gandhi in IIC QuarterlyA path-breaking account of Partition, The Punjab chronicles how East and West Punjab were emptiedof unwanted minorities in 1947. This volume accesses secret British reports to shed newight onevents and narrates poignant accounts by eyewitnesses, survivors—even participants—of the carnagefrom both sides of the border. These exclusive narratives present the events of Partition through theeyes of those who were a part of it and the effect it had—and still has—on theirives.One of the most comprehensive accounts of a tragic watershed of Indian history, The Punjabauthoritatively demonstrates howittle religious differences matter to peaceful coexistence, untilinflamed by divisive forces.