A Misra, Salil. creator text Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 2001 monographic 362 p. ; 23 cm. Contents Series Editors' Preface 9 List of Abbreviations 12 Preface 13 Background 23 One: The Elections of 1937:Pathway to Communalism 41 Constitutional Backdrop 41 Muslim League Prepares for Elections 49 Landlords and Elections 59 Congress and Elections 71 Two:Aftermath of the Elections 88 Accepting the Ministry: Hazards for Congress 88 Congress-League Coalition: Myth and Reality 99 Three: The Muslim League Story 128 Crisis 130 Initial Consolidation 138 The Making of an Ideologue: M.A. Jinnah 156 Movement Unleashed 178 The Making of the Quaid-i-Azam 207 Four: The Congress Story 222 Post-election Scenario:The Success-Failure Dichotomy 223 8 A Narrative of Commrmal Politics Muslim Mass Contact Programme: Triumph or Fiasco 229 Inside the Assembly 252 Handling the Communal Problem: Ministry and the Organization 274 Five:The Third Actor: Hindu Communalism 287 Up to 1937:Surviving to Struggle 290 1937-39: Struggling to Survive 297 Concluding Remarks 318 Bibliography 345 Index 356 About the Author 363 Salil Misra. Communalism India Uttar Pradesh Religion and politics India Uttar Pradesh Politics and government 954.03 MIS/N 0761995056 0761995064 (pbk.)