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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches

Vol. 8

Pakistan or the Partition of India

21 chapters · 512 pages

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Contents

  1. Front matterpp. 1–25
  2. Preface to the Second Editionpp. 26–29
  3. Prologuepp. 30–31
  4. Introductionpp. 32–45
  5. Part I — Muslim Case for PakistanCHAPTER I—What does the League Demand ?pp. 46–53
  6. CHAPTER II—A Nation Calling for a Homepp. 54–65
  7. CHAPTER III—Escape from Degradationpp. 66–77
  8. Part II — Hindu Case Against PakistanCHAPTER IV—Break-up of Unitypp. 78–91
  9. CHAPTER V—Weakening of the Defencespp. 92–127
  10. CHAPTER VI—Pakistan and Communal Peacepp. 128–153
  11. Part III — What If Not Pakistan ?CHAPTER VII—Hindu Alternative to Pakistanpp. 154–219
  12. CHAPTER VIII—Muslim Alternative to Pakistanpp. 220–229
  13. CHAPTER IX—Lessons from Abroadpp. 230–249
  14. Part IV — Pakistan and the MalaiseCHAPTER X—Social Stagnationpp. 250–273
  15. CHAPTER XI—Communal Aggressionpp. 274–295
  16. CHAPTER XII—National Frustrationpp. 296–371
  17. Part VCHAPTER XIII—Must There be Pakistan?pp. 372–393
  18. CHAPTER XIV—The Problems of Pakistanpp. 394–409
  19. CHAPTER XV—Who Can Decide?pp. 410–429
  20. Epiloguepp. 430–441
  21. Appendicespp. 442–505
  22. Indexpp. 506–512