| Publisher |
MANOHAR PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS |
| Publication Year |
1998 |
| ISBN-13 |
9788173040702 |
| ISBN-10 |
8173040702 |
| Binding |
Hardcover |
| Number of Pages |
530 Pages |
| Language |
(English) |
| Dimensions (Cms) |
20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 |
| Weight (grms) |
800 |
| Subject |
Indian History |
Essays collected in the volume examine the problem of Muslim identity particularly in plural societies.Some of the topics covered are: Sectarian strife in Lucknow, Kashmiri Muslims, Tablighis, Bengali Muslims, Bosnian Tangle, Partition`s Biharis, Meo identity, Nepali Muslims, Women, legal reforms and Muslim identity, religion in Transcaucasia, Muslim identity in Balkans, Biharis in Bangladesh, Islamic militancy in NWFP, Muslim minority in Sri Lanka, Divide and Quit in Bosnia and Mohd. Ali`s quest for identity in colonial India.
Mushirul Hasan
Late Professor Mushirul Hasan was an internationally renowned historian, prolific author and former Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He is presently the Director-General of the National Archives of India. Professor Hasan has published books on India’s Partition, on communalism, and on the histories of Islam in South Asia. He has authored Partners in Freedom: Jamia Millia Islamia (2006); The Avadh Punch: Wit and Humour in Colonial North India (2007) and Wit and Wisdom: Pickings from the Parsee Punch (2012); and edited Mutiny Memoirs (2009); Sarojini Naidu: Her Way with Words (2012). He was also editor of the ongoing multi-volume history of the Indian National Congress, brought out by Niyogi Books starting in 2012.
Mushirul Hasan
MANOHAR PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS