Community and Consensus in Islam is a bold attempt to re-introduce the role of ideas in the interpretation of Muslim politics in India between 1860 and 1947. Dr. Shaikh questions the widely-held view that the politics of the period can be adequately explained by reference to pragmatic interests alone. She argues, instead, that the influence of ideas rooted in Islamic tradition must form a crucial dimension of any well-grounded explanation of the determinants of ...
