Shadows At Noon: The South Asian Twentieth 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, focusing on food, leisure, and the household as well as nationhood, migration, and the state. It challenges narratives of inherent differences between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh and reveals the many things its people have in common.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 864 pages
Publication date: 11 July 2024
Publisher: Vintage Publishing

This is the authoritative history of South Asia in the 20th century. A classic... wonderfully enjoyable. WILLIAM DALRYMPLE Chatterji writes with infectious relish. DOMINIC SANDBROOK 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. Chatterji makes contemporary South Asia - its cultural vibrancy, diversity, social structures, and political make-up - accessible to everyone. In so doing, this bold, innovative, and personal work rallies against narratives of inherent differences between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh and reveals the many things its people have in common. The story of South Asia told with verve, wit, and brilliance. ANURADHA ROY, author of All the Lives We Never Lived Truly magnificent. MIHIR BOSE, journalist and author of The Nine Waves Wonderful. SIR MARK TULLY, former Bureau Chief of BBC, New Delhi

Weight: 616g
Dimension: 195 x 230 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529925555