Creating a new Medina : state power, Islam, and the quest for Pakistan in late colonial North India
- Author/Creator:
- Dhulipala, Venkat
- Publication/Creation:
- Daryaganj, Delhi : Cambridge University Press, 2014
- Format:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Creating a new Medina : state power, Islam, and the quest for Pakistan in late colonial North India / Venkat Dhulipala
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Electronic books
- Subjects:
- All-India Muslim League--History--20th century
Elections--India--Uttar Pradesh--History--20th century
Pakistan movement--History
Nationalism--Pakistan--History--20th century
Power (Social sciences)--Pakistan--History--20th century
Islam and politics--Pakistan--History--20th century
Postcolonialism--Pakistan--History--20th century
Pakistan--Politics and government--20th century
India, North--Politics and government--20th century
Uttar Pradesh (India)--Politics and government--20th century
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- 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.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource
- Local Note:
- Available to current Emory University students, faculty and staff.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936525070902486
- ISBN:
- 9781107280380
1107280389 - OCLC Number:
- 898770492
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