A narrative of communal politics: Uttar Pradesh, 1937-39/
Salil Misra.
- Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2001.
- 362 p. ; 23 cm.
- Sage series in modern Indian history, v. 2. .
Contents Series Editors' Preface 9 List of Abbreviations 12 Preface 13 Background 23 One: The Elections of 1937:Pathway to Communalism 41 Constitutional Backdrop 41 Muslim League Prepares for Elections 49 Landlords and Elections 59 Congress and Elections 71 Two:Aftermath of the Elections 88 Accepting the Ministry: Hazards for Congress 88 Congress-League Coalition: Myth and Reality 99 Three: The Muslim League Story 128 Crisis 130 Initial Consolidation 138 The Making of an Ideologue: M.A. Jinnah 156 Movement Unleashed 178 The Making of the Quaid-i-Azam 207 Four: The Congress Story 222 Post-election Scenario:The Success-Failure Dichotomy 223
8 A Narrative of Commrmal Politics Muslim Mass Contact Programme: Triumph or Fiasco 229 Inside the Assembly 252 Handling the Communal Problem: Ministry and the Organization 274 Five:The Third Actor: Hindu Communalism 287 Up to 1937:Surviving to Struggle 290 1937-39: Struggling to Survive 297 Concluding Remarks 318 Bibliography 345 Index 356 About the Author 363
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Communalism--India--Uttar Pradesh. Religion and politics--India--Uttar Pradesh. Politics and government