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Cambridge South Asian Studies: Series Number 31: The Sole Spokesman: Jinnah, the Muslim League and the Demand for Pakistan
Ayesha Jalal
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Paperback. 'Ayesha Jalal's book is an important scholarly account of .. the partition of India in 1947.' American Historical Review Series: Cambridge South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 43.
In 1940 the All-India Muslim League orchestrated the demand for independent Muslim states in India. Seven years later Pakistan was created amidst a communal holocaust of unprecedented proportions. Concentrating on the All-India Muslim League and its leader, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, The Sole Spokesman assesses the role of religious communalism and provincialism in shaping the movement for Pakistan.
In 1940 the All-India Muslim League orchestrated the demand for independent Muslim states in India. Seven years later Pakistan was created amidst a communal holocaust of unprecedented proportions. Concentrating on the All-India Muslim League and its leader, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, The Sole Spokesman assesses the role of religious communalism and provincialism in shaping the movement for Pakistan.
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Series
Cambridge South Asian Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521458504
SKU
V9780521458504
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Reviews for Cambridge South Asian Studies: Series Number 31: The Sole Spokesman: Jinnah, the Muslim League and the Demand for Pakistan
'Jalal's monograph is an important contribution which no student of modern South Asia can ignore. The central theme is original, provocative, stimulating and in places quite exhilarating ...' The Times Higher Education Supplement 'The strength of Jalal's work is her forthright repudiation of the historicist assumption that because an independent Pakistan came into existence such a state was intended by ... Read more