Muslim Politics in Bihar : Changing Contours.

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Author / Creator:	Sajjad, Mohammad.
Imprint:	Routledge India, 2014.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Muslims -- Political activity -- India -- Bihar. Muslims -- Political activity. India -- Bihar.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13582269

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ISBN:	1322057818 9781322057811 9781317559818 1317559819 9781317559825 1317559827 9781317559801 1317559800
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	This book studies the engagement of various Muslim communities with Bihar politics from colonial times to present-day India. It debunks several myths in highlighting Muslim resistance to the Two-Nation theory, and counters the 'Isolation Syndrome' faced by Muslim communities after Independence. Using rare archival sources and hitherto unexamined Urdu texts, this book offers a nuanced exploration of complex themes such as the struggle against Bengali hegemony, communalism, regionalism and alienation before Independence, recent language politics, the political assertion of low-caste Muslims in c.
Other form:	Print version: 9781322057811

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