Thesis
South Asian Muslim politics, 1937-1958
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The object of this thesis is to explain why Pakistan which Muslim nationalist historians claim was created in the name of Islam failed to sustain a democratic political system. This question is explored by examining the politics of South Asian Muslims as a continuity from the colonial to the post-partition period, focusing on the tension between centripetal and centrifugal forces.
The thesis begins by investigating the factors which helped politicize Muslim identity during the inte...
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- Publication date:
- 1991
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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English
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- Copyright holder:
- Yunas Samad
- Copyright date:
- 1991
- Notes:
- This thesis was digitised thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky.
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