RT Book
T1 Islam and egalitarianism in Colonial Bengal: the making of a moral community
T2 Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) South Asian series
JF Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) South Asian series
A1 Dasgupta, Ananya
LA English
PP London New York
PB Routlege
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1819252957
AB "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. The book argues that the tremendous popularity of the Pakistan movement in Bengal is to be understood not just in terms of "communalization" of class politics, or even "separatist" demands of a religious minority living out anxieties of Hindu political majoritarianism, but in terms of a distinctively modern idea of Muslim self and culture which gave primacy to production/labor as the site where religious, moral, ethical as well as economic value would be anchored. In telling the story of the formation of a modern Muslim identity, the book presents the conceptual congruence between Islam and egalitarianism as a distinctively early twentieth century phenomenon, and the approach can be viewed as key to explaining the mass appeal of the desire for Pakistan. A novel contribution to the study of Bengal and Pakistan's origins, the book will be of interest to researchers studying South Asian history, the history of colonialism and end of empire, South Asian studies, including labour studies, Islamic Studies, and Muslim social and cultural history"--132
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
NO Reihenzählung aus der CIP-Aufnahme
CN BP63.B3
SN 9781032364124
SN 9781032364131
K1 Islam : Bangladesh : History
K1 Equality : Religious aspects : Islam
K1 Bangladesh : Social conditions : 19th century
K1 Bangladesh : Social policy
K1 Bangladesh : History : 19th century
K1 Bengal (India) : Social conditions : 19th century
K1 Bengal (India) : Social policy
K1 Bengal (India) : History : 19th century