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Author Sevea, Iqbal Singh.

Title The political philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal : Islam and nationalism in late colonial India / Iqbal Singh Sevea.

Publication Info. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 234 pages) : map
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Muslim political discourse circa 1857-1940 -- "Mera payam aur hai" : Iqbal's role as an intellectual and poet -- Reconstruction of Islam -- Rejecting nationalism, relocating the nation -- Development of the nation.
Summary This book reflects upon the political philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal, a towering intellectual figure in South Asian history, revered by many for his poetry and his thought. He lived in India in the twilight years of the British Empire and, apart from a short but significant period studying in the West, he remained in Punjab until his death in 1938. The book studies Iqbal's critique of nationalist ideology and his attempts to chart a path for the development of the 'nation' by liberating it from the centralizing and homogenizing tendencies of the modern state structure. Iqbal frequently clashed with his contemporaries over his view of nationalism as 'the greatest enemy of Islam'. He constructed his own particular interpretation of Islam - forged through an interaction with Muslim thinkers and Western intellectual traditions - that was ahead of its time, and since his death both modernists and Islamists have continued to champion his legacy.
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Subject Iqbal, Muhammad, Sir, 1877-1938 -- Political and social views.
Iqbal, Muhammad, Sir, 1877-1938.
Political and social views.
Iqbal, Muhammad, Sir, 1877-1938 -- Religion.
Religion.
Islam and state -- India -- History -- 20th century.
Islam and state.
India.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Islam and politics -- India -- History -- 20th century.
Islam and politics.
Muslims -- Political activity -- India -- History -- 20th century.
Muslims -- Political activity.
Nationalism -- India -- History -- 20th century.
Nationalism.
Pakistan movement.
Pakistan movement.
India -- Politics and government -- 1919-1947.
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 1919-1947
1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Sevea, Iqbal Singh. Political philosophy of Muhammad Iqbal. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9781107008861 (DLC) 2011048128 (OCoLC)757931390
ISBN 9781139423786 (electronic book)
1139423789 (electronic book)
9780511920172 (electronic book)
0511920172 (electronic book)
9781107008861
1107008867