LANGUAGE, IDEOLOGY AND POWER:

LANGUAGE-LEARNING AMONG THE MUSLIMS OF PAKISTAN AND NORTH INDIA

CONTENTS

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Illustrations

x

 

Translation and Transliteration

xi

 

Abbreviations

xiii

 

Preface

Xv

1.

Introduction

1

2.

Theoretical Framework

34

3.

Arabic

71

4.

Persian

121

5.

English and Indian Muslims

161

6.

Urdu in British India

198

7.

Urdu in the Hindi Heartland

234

8.

Urdu in Pakistan

263

9.

English in Pakistan

288

10.

Sindhi

324

11.

Pashto

253

12.

Punjabi

380

13.

Balochi, Brahvi and Minor Languages

427

14.

Foreign Languages

458

15.

Language Texts and World View

488

16.

Conclusion

529

 

Appendices

547

 

Bibliography

623

 

Index

675