Muslim Belonging in Secular India - Negotiating Citizenship in Postcolonial Hyderabad

Using the princely state of Hyderabad as a case study, Sherman surveys the experience of Muslim communities in postcolonial India.

Sommario

1. Introduction; 2. Moral economies of communal violence and refugee rehabilitation; 3. Unwinding Hyderabad's pan-Islamic networks; 4. Majority rule versus Mulki Rule: government service and the Hindu majority; 5. Secular Muslim politics in a democratic age; 6. From the language of the bazaar to a minority language: linguistic reorganisation in Hyderabad state and the fate of Urdu; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Info autore

Taylor C. Sherman is Associate Professor in the Department of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science where she teaches South Asian history as well as comparative imperial history. Her previous works include State Violence and Punishment in India (2009).

Riassunto

In this thoughtful study, Sherman examines the experience of some of India's most prominent Muslim communities in the early postcolonial period. Using the princely state of Hyderabad as a case study, Sherman surveys early government policies and popular strategies that have shaped the history of Muslims in India since 1947.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Taylor C Sherman, Taylor C. Sherman, Taylor C. (London School of Economics and Sherman, Taylor C. (London School of Economics and Political Science) Sherman
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.08.2015
• EAN: 9781107095076
• ISBN: 978-1-107-09507-6
• Pagine: 211
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni