Islamic Contestations: Essays on Muslims in India and Pakistan
by Barbara D. Metcalf
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Written over the last quarter of a century, this collection represents a distinguished body of writing on the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent. Focusing on individual Muslim lives, it questions many prevalent negative stereotypes. It also sheds light on the role of Islamic symbols andidentities in public life in northern India.Tags
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Barbara D. Metcalf is president-elect of the American Historical Association. She is professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Davis, and most recently has taught at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Islamic Revival in British India and the coauthor of A Concise History of Modern India.
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