In 1940 the All-India Muslim League orchestrated the demand for independent Muslim states in India. Seven years later Pakistan was created amidst a communal holocaust of unprecedented proportions. Concentrating on the All-India Muslim League and its leader, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, The Sole Spokesman assesses the role of religious communalism and provincialism in shaping the movement for Pakistan.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780521458504
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 04-28-1994
Pages: 336
Product Dimensions: 8.70h x 5.68w x 0.81d
Series: Cambridge South Asian Studies