Separatism Among Indian Muslims: The Politics of the United Provinces' Muslims, 1860 1923

by Francis Robinson

Book Overview

Why some Indian Muslims under British rule should have organised politics on a communal basis is one of the most important problems in the history of the subcontinent. Insistence on a separate Muslim political identity led eventually to the foundation of Pakistan and many of the troubles which have beset the area since Independence. The separate Muslim front in Indian politics was led and supported mainly by men from the United Provinces. The first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521048265
• ISBN13: 9780521048262
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"