Pakistan

From the Rhetoric of Democracy to the Rise of Militancy
Herausgeber: Kalia, Ravi

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The essays in this volume reflect on the political, social, military and urban history of Pakistan, surrounding the theme of Pakistan's enduring, yet elusive, quest for democracy. In this volume, scholars and practitioners of statecraft from around the world have sought to explain the dichotomy that exists between the rhetoric and the reality.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 145mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780415670401
• ISBN-10: 0415670403
• Artikelnr.: 33109781

Autorenporträt

Ravi Kalia is Professor of History at the City College of the City University of New York (CUNY).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Jinnah's Pakistan Ravi Kalia 2. Muhajir Politics:
Ethnicity, Islam and the Muhajir Qaumi Movement Oskar Verkaaik 3. Islamabad
and the Promise of Pakistan Annie Harper 4. Empowerment and Subordination
of Pakistani Women through Patriarchy; Elitism; Class and Gender Discourses
Tahmina Rashid 5. Democracy in Pakistan T. C. A. Rangachari 6. Elitist
Political Culture and the Perils of Democracy in Pakistan Zafar Iqbal 7.
Democracy in Pakistan: Revisiting the Issue Frederic Grare 8. Enlightened
Moderation: Anatomy of a Failed Strategy Gilles Boquérat & Nazir Hussain 9.
U.S. and Pakistan: Relations during the Bush-Musharraf Years J. Andrew
Greig 10. Pakistan: The Burden of Islam Ainslie T. Embree. About the
Editor. Notes on the Contributors. Index