The Sole Spokesman: Jinnah, the Muslim League and the Demand for Pakistan

Product Description

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.

Review

"At once compelling and closely argued, this is a work no student of modern India and Pakistan can afford to ignore." American Historical Review

"Concise, elegantly written, amply documented..." Pacific Affairs

"This work provides a fresh perspective on the demand for Pakistan and its regional variations." Sajida S. Alvi, Religious Studies Review

Book Description

The demand for "Pakistan" in 1940 led seven years later to the partition of India--in one of the most cataclysmic and violent events in recent history. This study examines the intervening years, identifying the factors that led to the creation of the independent Muslim state in India.

About the Author

Ayesha Jalal is the Mary Richardson Professor of History at Tufts University. Her books include "Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia", "Self and Sovereignty: Individual and Community in South Asian Islam since 1850", and "The Sole Spokesman: Jinnah, the Muslim League, and the Demand for Pakistan".