No prophet of Muslim nationalism could have drawn attention to the economic plight of Muslims in more eloquent terms than the author has in this telling account of the Indian Muslims around third quarter of the nineteenth century. Called upon to investigate the causes of widespread disaffection among Muslims, as reflected in the continued popularity of the so-called Wahabi movement, Hunter produced this book. W.C.Smith, author of Modern Islam in India, referred to Hunter’s presentation as a ‘fairly full and very convincing indictment of the Government’s policy’. This book will be found most useful by all those who want to truly understand the background of Partition.
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