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Book Title: Partition of British India: the History and Legacy of the Division of the British Raj into India and Pakistan

Number of Pages: 54 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Topic: Europe / Great Britain / General

Publication Year: 2017

Item Height: 0.1 in

Genre: History

Item Weight: 4.7 Oz

Author: Charles River Charles River Editors

Item Length: 9 in

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