Binding is firm and hinges are not cracked or damaged. Pages are tight and clean. Boards and DJ have light shelfwear and rubbing. Library discard with usual marks and attachments. Pocket removed. DJ protected with mylar and not clipped. 384 pages. HardCover Binding. Year: 1971. ISBN: 0718109082. The time is 1947. The British raj has come to an unlamented end, and India is in tumult. Especially in the North Moslems and Hindus pause in celebrating their independence only to contemplate the joys of massacring one another.