Community and Consensus in Islam
Muslim Representation in Colonial India, 1860-1947
Published on 25. August 1989
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-521-36328-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book is an attempt to re-introduce the role of ideas in the interpretation of Indo-Muslim politics between 1860 and the partition of India in 1947. It is argued that the basic Muslim political system is rooted in Islamic law and tradition.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
455 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-36328-0 (9780521363280)
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Content
The model of Muslim political action; participation or representation? the colonial model for India, 1860-1990; Mughals and Muslims - Muslim attitudes to representation, 1860-1900; the quest for community - Muslims and the demand for separate electorates, 1900-1909; representation and consensus - the Muslim league, 1909-1939; Muslims and non-Muslims - the logic of parity, 1937-1947.