Author: | Ayesha Jalal | ISBN: | 9781139929974 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | April 28, 1994 |
Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Ayesha Jalal |
ISBN: | 9781139929974 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Publication: | April 28, 1994 |
Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
Language: | English |
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.