This study provides insights into Pakistan's historical development through focusing on politics in Sindh, a key province constituting the new nation state in 1947. This examination of party and ministerial politics at the provincial level provides a unique perspective that is relatively little known. It contributes to a deeper understanding of Pakistan and the challenges and difficulties it has faced following independence in establishing a stable political system and government.
Review quote:
Jones's study highlights the continuities at work in twentieth-century Sindhi political life.Jones has performed a valuable task unearthing and constructing a political overview of the period from a Sindhi Muslim point of view.... helps to fill gaps in our appreciation of the political events taking place before 1947 in one important part of what was to become Pakistan.
This study provides insights into Pakistan's historical development through focusing on politics in Sindh, a key province constituting the new nation state in 1947. This examination of party and ministerial politics at the provincial level provides a unique perspective that is relatively little known. It contributes to a deeper understanding of Pakistan and the challenges and difficulties it has faced following independence in establishing a stable political system and government.
Review quote:
Jones's study highlights the continuities at work in twentieth-century Sindhi political life.Jones has performed a valuable task unearthing and constructing a political overview of the period from a Sindhi Muslim point of view.... helps to fill gaps in our appreciation of the political events taking place before 1947 in one important part of what was to become Pakistan.
This study provides insights into Pakistan's historical development through focusing on politics in Sindh, a key province constituting the new nation state in 1947. This examination of party and ministerial politics at the provincial level provides a unique perspective that is relatively little known. It contributes to a deeper understanding of Pakistan and the challenges and difficulties it has faced following independence in establishing a stable political system and government.