Legacy of a Divided Nation

India's Muslims since Independence
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-00983-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

This book is regarded as a personal manifesto, a statement through the history of partition and its aftermath, of the values which India's Muslims should cherish and of the national priorities they should promote. It provides the reference-point for understanding India's Partition and its legacy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hasan, Mushirul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. The Myth of Muslim Unity: Colonial and National Narratives 3. Making a Separate Nation 4. India Partitioned: The Other Face of Freedom 5. Secularism: The Post-colonial Predicament 6. Forging Secular Identities 7. Redefining Boundaries: Modernist Interpretations and the New 'Intellectual Structures' 8. Empowering Differences: Political Actions, Sectarian Violence and the Retreat of Secularism 9. Ayodhya and its Consequences: Reappraising Minority Identity

Über Autor(innen)

Mushirul Hasan