Self and Sovereignty: Individual and Community in South Asian Islam Since 1850

by Ayesha Jalal

Book Overview

Self and Sovereignty surveys the role of individual Muslim men and women within India and Pakistan from 1850 through to decolonisation and the partition period.
Commencing in colonial times, this book explores and interprets the historical processes through which the perception of the Muslim individual and the community of Islam has been reconfigured over time. Self and Sovereignty examines the relationship between Islam and nationalism and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415220785
• ISBN13: 9780415220781
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 654 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.3"