This book is an accessible, comprehensive, and nuanced history of Pakistan. It reflects upon state and society in Pakistan and shows they have been shaped by historical forces and personae.
This book is an accessible, comprehensive, and nuanced history of Pakistan. It reflects upon state and society in Pakistan and shows they have been shaped by historical forces and personae.
Pervez Hoodbhoy taught physics at Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad (1973-2021) as well as other Pakistani universities (Lahore University of Management Sciences and Forman Christian College) for nearly five decades. He was visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Maryland, and a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Washington.
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Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Long Before The Two-Nation Idea 1. Identity Formation in Medieval India 2. The British Reinvent India Part Two: A Closer Look At Pakistan's Three Founder-Heroes 3. Founder I: The Lonely Modernizer 4. Founder II: Premier Poet-Preacher-Politician 5. Founder III: Liberal, Secular, Visionary? 6. Jinnah Trounces his Muslim Opponents Part Three: Postnatal Blues 7. Stubborn Angularities I: East Pakistan 8. Stubborn Angularities II: Balochistan Part Four: Five Big Questions 9. Was Partition Worth the Price? 10. What Is the Ideology of Pakistan - and Does It Matter? 11. Why Couldn't Pakistan Become an Islamic State? 12. Why Is Pakistan a Praetorian State? 13. Identity: I'm Pakistani, but What Am I? Part Five: Looking Ahead 14. Three Physical Perils up Ahead 15. The Paths Travelled Post-1971 16. Replacing the Two Nation Theory Index
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Long Before The Two-Nation Idea 1. Identity Formation in Medieval India 2. The British Reinvent India Part Two: A Closer Look At Pakistan's Three Founder-Heroes 3. Founder I: The Lonely Modernizer 4. Founder II: Premier Poet-Preacher-Politician 5. Founder III: Liberal, Secular, Visionary? 6. Jinnah Trounces his Muslim Opponents Part Three: Postnatal Blues 7. Stubborn Angularities I: East Pakistan 8. Stubborn Angularities II: Balochistan Part Four: Five Big Questions 9. Was Partition Worth the Price? 10. What Is the Ideology of Pakistan - and Does It Matter? 11. Why Couldn't Pakistan Become an Islamic State? 12. Why Is Pakistan a Praetorian State? 13. Identity: I'm Pakistani, but What Am I? Part Five: Looking Ahead 14. Three Physical Perils up Ahead 15. The Paths Travelled Post-1971 16. Replacing the Two Nation Theory Index
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