'How Best Do We Survive?'

The book traces the social and political history of the Muslims of south India from the later nineteenth century to Independence in 1947. It describes a community in search of political survival amidst rising Indian nationalism, the local political nuances of that rise, and its own changing position.

Kenneth McPherson was Mercator Professor at Heidelberg University, Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University and also served as President of the Australian Association for Maritime History. Later he was affiliated with the Asia Research Centre at Murdoch University in Perth.

Introduction 1. The Muslims of the Madras Presidency: Origins and History to 1901 2. The Politicisation of the Urdu Muslims of the Madras Presidency, 1901-1909 3. Lucknow and Muslim Leadership, 1909-1918 4. From Lucknow to the Reforms, 1917-1919 5. Experiments and Frustration, 1919-1921 6. Non-Cooperation and Council Entry, 1920-1926 7. In Search of Muslim Political Unity 8. The Failure of Reconciliation 9. Madras Muslims and the National Movement, 1934-1937 10. 1937 and Beyond. Bibliography. About the Author. Index