Wavell and the Dying Days of the Raj: Britains Penultimate Viceroy in India

by Muhammad Iqbal Chawla

Overview

The political events that took place during Lord Wavells Viceroyalty in India set the stage for all that transpired during the Mountbatten era. Wavell was in favour of implementing the Breakdown Plan so the British government could fall back upon a well thought-out course of action when it inevitably departed from India. On the other hand, Wavells assessment of Indias fast-evolving political scenario began to cast a sobering light on the global dilemma of the British, for whom relinquishing control over India meant facing global contraction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190707842
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/07/2024
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	330
Product dimensions:	0.00(w) x 0.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Dr Muhammad Iqbal Chawla is the current Director of Research Society of Pakistan, University of the Punjab, Lahore. He has served at the University of Punjab as Head of the History Department; Director of Pakistan Study Centre.

Table of Contents

AcknowledgementsPreface to the Second EditionIntroduction1. Political Picture of India at the Time of Wavells Viceroyalty2. The Wavell Plan3. The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)4. Wavell and the Interim Government in India (September 1946March 1947)5. Wavell and His Majestys Government6. Wavells Breakdown Plan, 194547ConclusionSelected BibliographyIndex