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Writer: Ayesha Jalal
Challenging the view that a shared colonial legacy led to
contrasting patterns of political development in South Asia--democracy
in India and authoritarianism in Pakistan and Bangladesh--Ayesha Jalal
argues that, despite differences in form, central political authority in
each state has conf..
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Writer: Ayesha Jalal
In 1940 the All-India Muslim League first voiced its demand for independent Muslim states in the north-west and the north-east of India. Commonly known as the demand for ‘Pakistan’, it led seven years later to the partition of India in one of the most cataclysmic and violent events in recent history..
Rs.1,600 Rs.2,000
-16 %
Writer: Ayesha Jalal
South Asia gives an enthralling account of South Asian history. After sketching the pre-modern history of the subcontinent, the book concentrates on the last three centuries from c.1700 to the present. Jointly written by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, Modern South Asia offers a rare de..
Rs.1,350 Rs.1,600
-6 %
Writer: Ayesha Jalal
Self and Sovereignty examines the shifts in Muslim thought and politics in response to colonial rule in India through to the period of decolonization and partition. Commencing in colonial times, this book explores and interprets the historical processes through which the perception of the Muslim ind..
Rs.1,700 Rs.1,800
-6 %
Writer: Ayesha Jalal
When the British dismantled their Raj in 1947 India, as the
'successor' state, inherited the colonial unitary central apparatus
whereas Pakistan, as the 'seceding' state, had no semblance of a central
government. In The State of Martial Rule Ayesha Jalal analyses the
dialectic between state ..
Rs.1,500 Rs.1,600
-7 %
Writer: Ayesha Jalal
Established
as a homeland for India’s Muslims in 1947, Pakistan has had a
tumultuous history. Beset by assassinations, coups, ethnic strife, and
the breakaway of Bangladesh in 1971, the country has found itself too
often contending with religious extremism and military authoritarianism.
No..
Rs.2,600 Rs.2,800
-28 %
Writer: Ayesha Jalal
Established
as a homeland for India’s Muslims in 1947, Pakistan has had a
tumultuous history. Beset by assassinations, coups, ethnic strife, and
the breakaway of Bangladesh in 1971, the country has found itself too
often contending with religious extremism and military authoritarianism.
No..
Rs.650 Rs.900
Writer: Ayesha Jalal
The idea of jihad is central to Islamic faith and ethics, yet its meanings have been highly contested over time. They have ranged from the philosoph-ical struggle to live an ethical life to the political injunction to wage war against enemies of Islam. Today more than ever, jihad signifies the polit..
Rs.2,200
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