Islam, South Asia, and the West

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Ch. 1. Knowledge, its transmission and the making of Muslim societies; Ch. 2. The `Ulama of South Asia from 1800 to the midC20; Ch. 3. The British Empire and the Muslim World; Ch. 4. The British Empire and Muslim Identity in South Asia; Ch. 5. Living Together Separately: The `Ulama of Farangi Mahall c. 1700- c. 1950; Ch. 6. Women as patrons of art and culture: the Begums of Bhopal; Ch. 7. Other-Worldly and This-Worldly Islam and the Islamic Revival; Ch. 8. Islam and the West: Clash of Civilisations?; Part II Responses to major contributions on Islamic and South Asian History; Ch. 9. Modern Islam and the Green Menace; Ch. 10. Never argue with the camel-driver; Ch. 11. Through the minefield; Ch. 12. House of mirrors; Ch. 13. A greater Raj; Ch. 14. Glimpses of a lost world; Ch. 15. A pit full of honey; Ch. 16. The music of the Sufis; Ch. 17. When India ruled the waves; Ch. 18. Mixed fortunes; Ch. 19. Between two worlds; Ch. 20. Thoroughly modern Muslims; Ch. 21. Heroes in the harem; Ch. 22. Stories from the cradle; Ch. 23. No fun, no bread, no chance; Ch. 24. Islamic contestations.