{"product_id":"9781041047278","title":"South Asia's Freedom in Global Perspective Nation, Partition, Federation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Studies in South Asian History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSouth Asia's Freedom in Global Perspective\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNation, Partition, Federation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSugata Bose | Ayesha Jalal\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Asia \/ South \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book engages in a creative process of historical retrieval of visions for substantive democracy and federal union during the struggle for freedom that remained unrealized during the postcolonial transition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStructured in three parts, the book examines the historical trajectory of South Asia in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in its full complexity. Contributors to the book place the momentous event of independence and partition of India in a global perspective. Resisting the triumphalist nationalist narratives – that see the present-day nation-states of India and Pakistan, and also Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Burma as the preordained goal of the anticolonial struggle – the chapters analyze the process of South Asian independence, partition, and constitution-making. The book examines the relationship between nation, partition, and federation in the aftermath of liberal imperialism. Exposing the hollowness of celebratory accounts of liberal democracy in postcolonial South Asia, this book squarely confronts the historical roots of the contemporary crisis of authoritarianism in a global context. By identifying the requirements of genuine and substantive democracy in the subcontinent, the book charts a creative way toward a better constitutional and political future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaising questions that are fundamental to our understanding of modern South Asia and its place in the world, the book will be of interest to students and researchers of South Asian history, politics, and decolonization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSugata Bose \u003c\/b\u003eis the Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs at Harvard University. His books include \u003ci\u003eA Hundred Horizons: The Indian Ocean in the Age of Global Empire \u003c\/i\u003e(2006); \u003ci\u003eHis Majesty’s Opponent: Subhas Chandra Bose and India’s Struggle against Empire \u003c\/i\u003e(2011); \u003ci\u003eModern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy \u003c\/i\u003ewith Ayesha Jalal (5th edition, Routledge, 2023); and \u003ci\u003eAsia after Europe: Imagining A Continent in the Long Twentieth Century \u003c\/i\u003e(2024). He was elected a Guggenheim Fellow in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAyesha Jalal \u003c\/strong\u003eis the Mary Richardson Professor of History at Tufts University. Her books include \u003ci\u003eSelf and Sovereignty: Individual and Community in South Asian Islam since 1850 \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 2000); \u003ci\u003ePartisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia \u003c\/i\u003e(2008); \u003ci\u003eModern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy \u003c\/i\u003ewith Sugata Bose (5th edition, Routledge, 2023); and \u003ci\u003eMuslim Enlightened Thought in South Asia \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 2025). She was elected a MacArthur \"Genius\" Fellow in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 December 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781041047278\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e198\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63585057636492,"sku":"9781041047278","price":210.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781041047278","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}