ABOUT THIS EPISODE
What connects Cambridge to the partitions of India and Palestine?
In The Cambridge Prehistory of Partitions, Dr Waqas Mirza and historian Dr Erin O’Halloran trace the people, institutions and political ideas that connect Cambridge to the intertwined histories of empire, nationalism and partition.
Across seven episodes, the series moves from the First World War and the Balfour Declaration through Indian student politics, Muhammad Iqbal, Gandhi, the emergence of Pakistan, international law, and the legacies of partition today.
Produced by Uncomfortable Cambridge and drawing on research from Erin O’Halloran’s East of Empire: Egypt, India, and the World between the Wars.
Credits
Hosted by Waqas Mirza
Featuring Erin O’Halloran
Co-produced by Olivia Durand and Paula Larsson
Audio editing by Eleanor Murray and Waqas Mirza
Recorded at the Institute of Historical Research, London
Produced by Uncomfortable Cambridge
Music
Excerpt from Maurice Ravel, String Quartet in F major, II. Assez vif – Très rythmé (1903). Public-domain recording.
Further information
Uncomfortable Cambridge: www.uncomfortablecambridge.com
Erin O’Halloran, East of Empire: www.sup.org/books/east-empire
The Cambridge Prehistory of Partitions is produced by Uncomfortable Cambridge. Learn more at www.uncomfortablecambridge.com.
