This book provides an interesting mix of documents highlighting the history of Muslim participation in Indian politics from pre- independence era to the recent times; discussing how they have adjusted to the new order after partition and independence.
#1846778 in Books Green Steven K 2010-04-12Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.40 x 1.40 x 9.40l; 1.72 #File Name: 0195399676472 pagesThe Second Disestablishment Church and State in Nineteenth Century America
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very Enlightening!By K. JohnsonThis is a great book! It fills the huge gap between the Founding in the form of the Constitution; especially the !st amendment of the Bill of Rights; and the Supreme Court decisions of the 1940's and beyond; regarding church-state issues. Even though the Supreme Court was little involved with that issue in the 19th Century other courts were; including many state Supreme Courts. The U.S. Supreme Court referenced some of these decisions in their later 20th Century decisions. So; even though there was about a 40 year gap in important church-state decisions; the movement toward disestablishment was a powerful undercurrent from the Founding on and not some new idea; as some in the mid 20th Century tried to argue. After all; our country had a few other things on its mind during the first part of the 20th Century---WWI; the Great Depression and WWII. I'm anxiously looking forward to the author's book about disestablishment in the 20th Century1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Excellent scholarshipBy George HarrisThis is scholarship at its best. Professor Green traces the evolution of establishment clause issues throughout the 19th century and shows that the conflicts among Protestants; Catholics; and secularists during the first century of American democracy presaged the conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries. This book is an important contribution that debunks the historical accounts now favored in conservative circles both on and off the Court.
