state power, Islam, and the quest for Pakistan in late colonial North India /
First Statement of Responsibility
Venkat Dhulipala
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxii, 530 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-518) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Nationalists', communalists' and the 1937 provincial elections -- Muslim mass contacts' and the rise of the Muslim League -- Two constitutional lawyers from Bombay and the debate over Pakistan in the public sphere -- The Muslim League and the idea of Pakistan in the United Provinces -- The Ulama at the forefront of politics : three critiques of Pakistan from the United Provinces -- Urdu press, public opinion, and the controversies over Pakistan -- Fusing Islam and state power : Shabbir Ahmad Usmani and Pakistan as the new Medina -- The referendum on Pakistan : the elections of 1945-46 -- Epilogue
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Discusses the fundamental assumptions regarding the foundations of Pakistani nationalism as well as our current understanding of the roots of its postcolonial identity crisis"--
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
All-India Muslim League-- History-- 20th century
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Elections-- India-- Uttar Pradesh-- History-- 20th century
Islam and politics-- Pakistan-- History-- 20th century
Nationalism-- Pakistan-- History-- 20th century
Pakistan movement-- History
Postcolonialism-- Pakistan-- History-- 20th century
Power (Social sciences)-- Pakistan-- History-- 20th century
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
India, North, Politics and government, 20th century
Pakistan, Politics and government, 20th century
Uttar Pradesh (India), Politics and government, 20th century