{"product_id":"creating-a-new-medina-state-power-islam-and-the-quest-for-pakistan-in-late-colonial-north-india-hardback-9781107052123","title":"Creating a New Medina; State Power, Islam, and the Quest for Pakistan in Late Colonial North India (Hardback) 9781107052123","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCreating a New Medina\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eState Power, Islam, and the Quest for Pakistan in Late Colonial North India\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book challenges the fundamental assumptions regarding the foundations of Pakistani nationalism during colonial rule in India.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVenkat Dhulipala (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107052123, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 February 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e544 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16 x 4.2 cm, 0.96 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'By unearthing enormous evidence of overwhelming support for Pakistan especially in the United Provinces of Agra and Audh (U.P.) this book debunks the mainstream historiography of Pakistan as a sudden emotive construct. … Taking the same tradition of iconic writings forward, this encyclopaedic work makes a valuable addition to the ever-expanding literature on Pakistan.' Swaran Singh, The Hindu\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book examines how the idea of Pakistan was articulated and debated in the public sphere and how popular enthusiasm was generated for its successful achievement, especially in the crucial province of UP (now Uttar Pradesh) in the last decade of British colonial rule in India. It argues that Pakistan was not a simply a vague idea that serendipitously emerged as a nation-state, but was popularly imagined as a sovereign Islamic State, a new Medina, as some called it. In this regard, it was envisaged as the harbinger of Islam's renewal and rise in the twentieth century, the new leader and protector of the global community of Muslims, and a worthy successor to the defunct Turkish Caliphate. The book also specifically foregrounds the critical role played by Deobandi ulama in articulating this imagined national community with an awareness of Pakistan's global historical significance.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of photographs and maps\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Nationalists, communalists and the 1937 provincial elections\u003cbr\u003e 2. Muslim mass contacts and the rise of the Muslim League\u003cbr\u003e 3. Two constitutional lawyers from Bombay and the debate over Pakistan in the public sphere\u003cbr\u003e 4. Muslim League and the idea of Pakistan in the United Provinces\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ulama at the forefront of politics\u003cbr\u003e 6. Urdu press, public opinion and controversies over Pakistan\u003cbr\u003e 7. Fusing Islam and state power\u003cbr\u003e 8. The referendum on Pakistan\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e About the author.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913169953048,"sku":"9781107052123","price":83.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107052123i_f3200159-1454-440b-a931-b60cd94a0edb.jpg?v=1691361630","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/creating-a-new-medina-state-power-islam-and-the-quest-for-pakistan-in-late-colonial-north-india-hardback-9781107052123","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}