Ainslie T. Embree

Pakistan as a peasant utopia : the communalization of class politics in East Bengal, 1920-1947

Village community, land systems and politics in East Bengal - a background mobilization for insurgency - peasants in politics during the Khilafat movement, 1920-1922 the communalization of class struggle, 1923-1929 rebellion to conciliation - the capitulation of the Krishak and the ascendancy of the Proja, 1929-1936 the eclipse of the Proja and the ascendancy of the Ashraf, 1937-1941 the struggle for a utopia - Tanka, Tebhaga and Pakistan, 1942-1947.

Muslim women of the British Punjab : from seclusion to politics

Preface - Acknowledgements - Foreword - Map - Introduction - Customary Law - Legislation For Women - Education in a Changing Environment - Purdah and Emancipation - Political Activists - Conclusion - Appendix A - Appendix B - Bibliography - Glossary - Index

A Dictionary of Modern Indian History, 1707–1947 . Rev. ed. By Parshotam Mehra. Delhi: Oxford University Press. 1987. xvi, 823 pp.

This volume, containing over 400 entries arranged alphabetically, is a valuable reference work on important events, public figures, and institutional changes in India from the start of the 18th century to 1947, with additional material on the 1950s and 1960s. Each entry is a compact, informative essay on the theme covered and concludes with a short bibliography. The Dictionary also contains a select chronology that provides a basic narrative of the period and a detailed index. Comprehensive and accessible, this book is a useful resource for anyone needing information about the people and events of modern Indian history.

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Mircea Eliade (ed. in chief), Charles J. Adams, Joseph M. Kitagawa, Martin E. Marty, Richard P. McBrien, Jacob Needleman, Annemarie Schimmel, Robert M. Seltzer, Victor Turner (eds), Lawrence E. Sullivan (associated ed.), and William K. Mahony (assistant ed.), The Encyclopedia of Religion. New York, Macmillan, and London, Collier, 1987, 16 volumes.

The encyclopedia of religion

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Islam and Pakistan

Most people, particularly the post partition generation, some now as old as sixty and who not only constitute the majority but also occupy decision-making seats at most places, not knowing the facts and fed on false precepts, fall an easy prey to it. No, Sir, Pakistan was never created for Islam. It was created for the Musalman – the down trodden Musalman of Hindustan. Islam was never in any danger in the pre-partitioned India, nor did it need to be liberated from the Hindus or the British. No religio-political party had supported its creation, rather most had opposed it.