Jinnah: His Successes, Failures and Role in History

Mohammad Ali Jinnah has been both celebrated and reviled for his role in
the Partition of India, and the controversies surrounding his actions
have only increased in the seven decades and more since his death.
Ishtiaq Ahmed places Jinnah's actions under intense scrutiny to
ascertain the Quaid-i-Azam's successes and failures and the meaning and
significance of his legacy. Using a wealth of contemporary records and
archival material, Dr Ahmed traces Jinnah's journey from Indian
nationalist to Muslim communitarian, and from a Muslim nationalist to,
finally, Pakistan's all-powerful head of state. How did the ambassador
of Hindu-Muslim unity become the inflexible votary of the two-nation
theory? Did Jinnah envision Pakistan as a theocratic state? What was his
position on Gandhi and federalism? Asking these crucial questions
against the backdrop of the turbulent struggle against colonialism, this
book is a path-breaking examination of one of the most controversial
figures of the twentieth century.