The sole spokesman : Jinnah, the Muslim League, and the demand for Pakistan / Ayesha Jalal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jalal, Ayesha, author.

Series:

Cambridge South Asian studies ; 31.

Cambridge South Asian studies ; 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jinnah, Mahomed Ali, 1876-1948.

Jinnah, Mahomed Ali.

All-India Muslim League--History.

All-India Muslim League.

Pakistan movement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 310 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1985.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preface; Preface to the paperback edition; Introduction; 1. Jinnah between the wars; 2. Jinnah and the League's search for survival; 3. Jinnah and the Muslim-majority provinces; 4. Centre and province: Simla and the elections of 1945–46; 5. Jinnah's 'Pakistan' and the Cabinet Mission plan; 6. The interim government: Jinnah in retreat; 7. The end game: Mountbatten and partition.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-23961-9

1-139-92997-6

0-511-55885-6

1-139-93682-4

1-139-93363-9

1-139-93915-7

1-139-92939-9

1-139-93166-0