'How best do we survive?' : a modern political history of the Tamil Muslims
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Bibliographic Information
'How best do we survive?' : a modern political history of the Tamil Muslims
(South Asian history and culture, 1)
Routledge India, 2015, c2010
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How best do we survive? : a modern political history of the Tamil Muslims
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-239) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book traces the social and political history of the Muslims of south India from the later nineteenth century to Independence in 1947, and the contours that followed. It describes a community in search of political survival amidst an ever-changing climate, and the fluctuating fortunes it had in dealing with the rise of Indian nationalism, the local political nuances of that rise, and its own changing position as part of the wider Muslim community in India.
The book argues that Partition and the foundation of Pakistan in 1947 were neither the goal nor the necessarily inescapable result of the growth of communal politics and sentiment, and analyses the post-1947 constructions of events leading to Partition. Neither the fact of Muslim communalism per se before 1947 nor the existence of separate Muslim electorates provide an explanation for Pakistan. The book advances the theory that micro-level studies of the operation of the former, and the defence of the latter, in British India can lead to a better understanding of the origins of communalism.
The book makes an important contribution to understanding and dealing with the complexities of communalism - be it Hindu, Muslim or Christian - and its often tragic consequences.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. The Muslims of the Madras Presidency: Origins and History to 1901 2. The Politicisation of the Urdu Muslims of the Madras Presidency, 1901-1909 3. Lucknow and Muslim Leadership, 1909-1918 4. From Lucknow to the Reforms, 1917-1919 5. Experiments and Frustration, 1919-1921 6. Non-Cooperation and Council Entry, 1920-1926 7. In Search of Muslim Political Unity 8. The Failure of Reconciliation 9. Madras Muslims and the National Movement, 1934-1937 10. 1937 and Beyond. Bibliography. About the Author. Index
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