Author: AZIZ, K. K. ED.
Title: Aga Khan Iii: 2 Volume Set Selected Speeches and Writings of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Vol. I [1902-1927] & Ii [1928-1955]L
Description: London: Kegan Paul International, 1998. First Edition (?). Hardcover. ISBN: 0710304277. Covers are blue with gold lettering on spine. In a blue slipcase. Pages are clean, tight and crisp, these are NEW books. Slip case has some bumping, scuffing, scraping. This is a comprehensive, two volume set edited, annotated and introduced by K. K. Aziz. The Aga Khan III was a social reformer whose concerns included the alleviation of rural poverty and the uplift of women in society. An advocate of modern education, he became an ardent supporter of male and female educational advancement in India and East Africa, and played a key role in the development of the Muslim University of Aligarh...he advocated a truly multicultural education blending the best and highest of Western and Eastern literary classics. He was a champion of amity between nations and peoples. In India he consistently supported the ideal of Hindu-Muslim unity, reminding both that India was their common parent. On the international scene he strove consistently for world peace. Oversized, extra heavy. 9#. ; 6 1/2 x 9 1/2; 1541 pages. As New in Very Good dust jacket .

Keywords: 0710304277 Aga Khan Iii; K.K. Aziz; Biography; Politics; Political Activism; Asian History; India; Muslims; Islam; Literature/Poetry/Classics Women/Womens' History Royalty Cultural History Education Islam Geography Religion Reference Government/Economics/


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