Road to Pakistan : the life and times of Mohammad Ali Jinnah / B.R. Nanda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nanda, B. R. (Bal Ram), 1917-2010.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jinnah, Mahomed Ali, 1876-1948.

Jinnah, Mahomed Ali.

Statesmen--Pakistan--Biography.

Statesmen.

Pakistan movement.

India--Politics and government--1919-1947.

India.

India--History--Partition, 1947.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A biography of Jinnah, this book is also the story of the creation of Pakistan. Locating the two within the framework of India's nationalist movement it demonstrates how the struggle between the Indian National Congress and the British opened the door for Muslim separatism, led by Jinnah.

Contents:

""Road to Pakistan The Life and Times of Mohammad Ali Jinnah""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1. The Early Years""; ""Chapter 2. Politics Calling""; ""Chapter 3. The Rising Star""; ""Chapter 4. The Making of a Muslim Gokhale""; ""Chapter 5. The Advent of Gandhi""; ""Chapter 6. Eclipsed""; ""Chapter 7. Down But Not Out""; ""Chapter 8. In the Council Chamber""; ""Chapter 9. The Communal Tangle""; ""Chapter 10. On Centre-Stage""; ""Chapter 11. Dead End""; ""Chapter 12. Leader in Search of a Role""; ""Chapter 13. First Round Table Conference""

""Chapter 14. Second Round Table Conference""""Chapter 15. Self-Exile""; ""Chapter 16. The Raj at Bay""; ""Chapter 17. Image of a Nationalist""; ""Chapter 18. Electoral Arena""; ""Chapter 19. The Moment of Truth""; ""Chapter 20. On the Offensive""; ""Chapter 21. The Congress Response""; ""Chapter 22. British Response""; ""Chapter 23. Inching Towards Partition""; ""Chapter 24. Declaration of War""; ""Chapter 25. The Die is Cast""; ""Chapter 26. Phantom to Reality""; ""Chapter 27. Towards Transfer of Power""; ""Chapter 28. Post Partition""; ""Chapter 29. Epilogue""; ""Notes""

""Select Bibliography""""About the Author""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-360) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-70476-0

0-203-81410-X

1-136-70477-9

9780203814109

OCLC:

922957977