Salman Rushdie's Shame -- Historical Contexts

• Some Political Origins of Rushdie's Shame
• The Political Context of Shame
• Islam, Pakistan, and Shame
• Rushdie on Religion as a Divisive Force in Pakistan
• Displacement in Shame

Pakistan and India -- Historical Contexts

• Indian Resentment of British Rule
• Mourning Past Glories, Colonialism, and Indian Fiction
• Changing Images of Women in South Asian Fiction
• The Amritsar Massacre
• A Pakistan Chronology
• the Government of Pakistan
• Military in Pakistan Information page

Related Sites

• Rulers of India
• Gallery of Pakistan Freedom fighters (UK website)
• Pakistan