Books by Ayesha Jalal

Provides insight for those with an intellectual curiosity about South Asia. After sketching the pre-modern history of the subcontinent, this book focuses on the last three centuries. It offers an historical understanding of the politics, cultures, and economies that shape the lives of more than a fifth of humanity.

In a probing biography of her native land, Ayesha Jalal provides a unique insider's assessment of how the nuclear-armed Muslim nation of Pakistan evolved into a country besieged by military domination and militant religious extremism, and explains why its dilemmas weigh so heavily on prospects for peace in the region.

A survey of the role of individual Muslim men and women within India and Pakistan from 1850 through to decolonisation and the partition period. It is an important and enlightening insight into the history of Muslims in South Asia.