Self and Sovereignty: Individual and Community in South Asian Islam Since 1850
Ayesha Jalal
630 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0195651847
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Language: English
Publish: 978336000000
Covering a period of immense upheaval and sometimes devastating violence, this work offers important and enlightening insight into the history of Muslims in South Asia. Jalal examines the shifts in Muslim thought and politics in response to colonial rule in India through to the period of decolonization and partition.