Islam and Egalitarianism in Colonial Bengal - The Making of a Moral Community

This book is a historical exploration of the social and cultural processes that led to the rise of the ideology of labor as a touchstone of Bengali Muslim politics in late colonial India. It will be of interest to SA history, colonialism and end of empire, labour studies, Islamic Studies & Muslim social and cultural history.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Muslim's Burden: Riba and the Value of Labor; Chapter 3: The Making of Democratic Islam: Changing Ideas of Muslim Political Representation; Chapter 4: From Respect to Redistribution: The Hegemony of Praja Identity; Chapter 5: Imagining Pakistan: Islam, the Individual, and Egalitarianism in Bengali Muslim Literary Praxis; Conclusion

About the author

Ananya Dasgupta is Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Case Western Reserve University, USA.

Summary

This book is a historical exploration of the social and cultural processes that led to the rise of the ideology of labor as a touchstone of Bengali Muslim politics in late colonial India. It will be of interest to SA history, colonialism and end of empire, labour studies, Islamic Studies & Muslim social and cultural history.

Product details

• Authors: Ananya Dasgupta
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032364131
• ISBN: 978-1-032-36413-1
• No. of pages: 132
• Weight: 260 g
• Series: Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia ASAA South Asian Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Islam, Ethnic Studies, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General