Between Nation and Community'' - Muslim Universities and Indian Politics After Partition

This book examines the political role of Muslim universities, in nation-building as well as minority politics and community development.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Tables and figures; Map and illustrations; Abbreviations; Glossary; Note on translations and transliterations; Introduction; 1. Jamia, a laboratory for composite India; 2. Aligarh, from the 'arsenal of Muslim India' to a symbol of India's national integration?; 3. Re-legitimising minority rights. Aligarh and the demand for minority status (1965-1981); 4. Resisting minority politics, holding on to composite nationalism: Jamia in the post-Nehruvian period; 5. Uplifting backward Muslims: the new consensus?; 6. Bastions of Islam: the defence of Islam as a narrative of empowerment and contestation; 7. Women in Muslim universities: guardians of tradition or actors of change?; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography.

About the author

Laurence Gautier is a political historian, whose work focuses on issues of education, national integration and secularism in plural societies. She teaches Indian and global history as well as interdisciplinary courses at Jindal. Her work has been published in Modern Asian Studies and Economic and Political Weekly, among others.

Product details

• Authors: Laurence Gautier, Laurence (Centre De Sciences Humaines) Gautier
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.07.2024
• EAN: 9781009358491
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0935849-1
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, India, Political activism, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Organization & management of education, History of Education, Educational administration and organization, Asian History, Political activism / Political engagement, HISTORY / Asia / South / General