Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a Political Idea by Faisal Devji

Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a Political Idea



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Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a Political Idea Faisal Devji ebook
ISBN: 9780674072671
Page: 288
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Publisher: Harvard University Press


Oct 9, 2013 - Teresita Schaffer reviews five books about South Asia: Muslim Zion, by Faisal Devji, traces the ideas behind Pakistan's national Islamic identity and situates them in the history of political thought. Dec 19, 2013 - Faisal Devji's latest book 'Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a political idea' offers a fresh perspective to the Pakistan movement by linking it to the creation of Israel. May 8, 2014 - In Muslim Zion, Pakistan as a Political Idea, Faisal Devji proves that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Dec 3, 2013 - Muslim-Zion-243x366 In his most recent work, Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a Political Idea, Faisal Devji offers a detailed analysis of the various political and ideological forces that were at play in the buildup to Pakistan's creation. Jul 15, 2013 - Muslim Zion Pakistan as a Political Idea (Faisal Devji, Hurst 2013, August 30,2013). Sikander is LLF's Artist of the Year. Antony's College, Oxford University. May 25, 2014 - But the thesis is actually well thought out and merits an honest response. Aug 19, 2013 - The Nation : For Zionism had long provided a model for Muslims who sought to carve a new state out of India. Apr 7, 2013 - Devji's has also authored The Impossible Indian: Gandhi and the Temptations of Violence and the forthcoming Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a Political Idea. May 17, 2013 - In August, Harvard University Press will publish Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a Political Idea by Faisal Devji (Univ. Militant Islam and Global Politics (Hurst, 2009), The Impossible India: Gandhi and the Temptation of Violence (Harvard University Press, 2012) and Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a Political Idea (Harvard University Press, 2013). Feb 24, 2014 - Devji is director of the Asian Studies Center at the University of Oxford. Is pivoted around a critical historical conjuncture where the domestic politics of the subcontinent got entangled with international events, namely the recurring quest towards the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, also waged on similar grounds – resting on an idea. The publisher's description follows. Jan 3, 2014 - Muslim Zion - Faisal Devji The Promise of Power - Maya Tudor The creation of Pakistan and India through the severing of the subcontinent was one of the most bloody incidents in 20th century history. Modernity (2005), The Terrorist in Search of Humanity: Militant Islam and Global Politics (2008), The Impossible Indian: Gandhi and the Temptation of Violence (2012) and Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a Political Idea (2013). Faisal Devji is a Reader in History at St. He is the author, most recently, of Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a Political Idea (Harvard University Press, 2013).

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