Ideological Foundations of Pakistan
Author: Vaḥīd Quraishī
Publisher:
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 288
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Ideology of Pakistan
Author: Sharif Mujahid
Publisher:
Published: 1974
Total Pages: 28
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Author: Faisal Devji
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 1849042764
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published: London: C.Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 2013.
The Idea of Pakistan
Author: Stephen P. Cohen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2004-09-21
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9780815797616
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn recent years Pakistan has emerged as a strategic player on the world stage—both as a potential rogue state armed with nuclear weapons and as an American ally in the war against terrorism. But our understanding of this country is superficial. To probe beyond the headlines, Stephen Cohen, author of the prize-winning India: Emerging Power, offers a panoramic portrait of this complex country—from its origins as a homeland for Indian Muslims to a militarydominated state that has experienced uneven economic growth, political chaos, sectarian violence, and several nuclear crises with its much larger neighbor, India. Pakistan's future is uncertain. Can it fulfill its promise of joining the community of nations as a moderate Islamic state, at peace with its neighbors, or could it dissolve completely into a failed state, spewing out terrorists and nuclear weapons in several directions? The Idea of Pakistan will be an essential tool for understanding this critically important country.
Pakistan Between Secularism and Islam
Author: Tarik Jan
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 472
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Author: Husain Haqqani
Publisher: Carnegie Endowment
Published: 2010-03-10
Total Pages: 413
ISBN-13: 0870032852
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmong U.S. allies in the war against terrorism, Pakistan cannot be easily characterized as either friend or foe. Nuclear-armed Pakistan is an important center of radical Islamic ideas and groups. Since 9/11, the selective cooperation of president General Pervez Musharraf in sharing intelligence with the United States and apprehending al Qaeda members has led to the assumption that Pakistan might be ready to give up its longstanding ties with radical Islam. But Pakistan's status as an Islamic ideological state is closely linked with the Pakistani elite's worldview and the praetorian ambitions of its military. This book analyzes the origins of the relationships between Islamist groups and Pakistan's military, and explores the nation's quest for identity and security. Tracing how the military has sought U.S. support by making itself useful for concerns of the moment—while continuing to strengthen the mosque-military alliance within Pakistan—Haqqani offers an alternative view of political developments since the country's independence in 1947.
Making Sense of Pakistan
Author: Farzana Shaikh
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018-11-08
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 0190929111
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPakistan's transformation from supposed model of Muslim enlightenment to a state now threatened by an Islamist takeover has been remarkable. Many account for the change by pointing to Pakistan's controversial partnership with the United States since 9/11; others see it as a consequence of Pakistan's long history of authoritarian rule, which has marginalized liberal opinion and allowed the rise of a religious right. Farzana Shaikh argues the country's decline is rooted primarily in uncertainty about the meaning of Pakistan and the significance of 'being Pakistani'. This has pre-empted a consensus on the role of Islam in the public sphere and encouraged the spread of political Islam. It has also widened the gap between personal piety and public morality, corrupting the country's economic foundations and tearing apart its social fabric. More ominously still, it has given rise to a new and dangerous symbiosis between the country's powerful armed forces and Muslim extremists. Shaikh demonstrates how the ideology that constrained Indo-Muslim politics in the years leading to Partition in 1947 has left its mark, skillfully deploying insights from history to better understand Pakistan's troubled present.
Imagining Pakistan
Author: Rasul Bakhsh Rais
Publisher:
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781498553957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study examines the conflict between two visions for Pakistan: a modern constitutional framework and an Islamist state. The author argues that Western liberal ideas were at the root of Pakistan's creation, analyzes the society's drift away from its founding philosophy, and assesses optimistic indications of its revival.
Empire and Islam
Author: David Gilmartin
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe tensions inherent in the structure and ideology of colonial organization thus provide the backdrop for the study. Gilmartin's extensive use of private papers, biographies, and autobiographies of prominent as well as less prominent political leaders helps give this study a balanced viewpoint. He also draws on a range of popular and private Urdu materials that lend the book an authentic voice."--BOOK JACKET.
Pakistan's Political Parties
Author: Mariam Mufti
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2020-05-01
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1626167710
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPakistan’s 2018 general elections marked the second successful transfer of power from one elected civilian government to another—a remarkable achievement considering the country’s history of dictatorial rule. Pakistan’s Political Parties examines how the civilian side of the state’s current regime has survived the transition to democracy, providing critical insight into the evolution of political parties in Pakistan and their role in developing democracies in general. Pakistan’s numerous political parties span the ideological spectrum, as well as represent diverse regional, ethnic, and religious constituencies. The essays in this volume explore the way in which these parties both contend and work with Pakistan’s military-bureaucratic establishment to assert and expand their power. Researchers use interviews, surveys, data, and ethnography to illuminate the internal dynamics and motivations of these groups and the mechanisms through which they create policy and influence state and society. Pakistan’s Political Parties is a one-of-a-kind resource for diplomats, policymakers, journalists, and scholars searching for a comprehensive overview of Pakistan’s party system and its unlikely survival against an interventionist military, with insights that extend far beyond the region.
