The Sole Spokesman

by Ayesha Jalal · 1985 · English

Politics & historyPakistan

About the book

Jalal argues that Jinnah used the Pakistan demand partly as a bargaining position to secure equal political status for Muslims within a loose Indian federation, and that the final partition was not what he first sought. The book changed how historians view the Pakistan Movement.

Why it matters

Influential study of Jinnah, the Muslim League and the demand for Pakistan.