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The Pakistan paradox : instability and resilience / Christophe Jaffrelot ; translated by Cynthia Schoch.
| Author/creator | Jaffrelot, Christophe author. |
| Other author | Schoch, Cynthia translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015] |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | xii, 670 pages : map ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Syndrome pakistanais. English |
| Series | The CERI series in comparative politics and international studies CERI series in comparative politics and international studies. ^A691416 |
| Contents | Nationalism without a nation, and even without a people? The socio-ethnic origins of Indian Muslim separatism : the reform phase (1857-1906) ; An elite in search of a state, and a nation (1906-1947) ; Islamic state or a collection of ethnic groups? from one partition to the next ; Five ethnic groups for one nation : between support and alienation -- Neither democracy nor autocracy? Impossible democracy or impossible democrats ; Variable-geometry military dictatorship ; The judiciary, the media and NGOs : in search of opposition forces -- Islam : territorial ideology or political religion? From Jinnah's secularism to Zia's Islamisation policy ; Jihadism, sectarianism and Talibanism : from military/mullah cooperation to 9/11 ; Toward civil war? the state vs. (some) islamists and the Islamists vs. the minorities. |
| Abstract | Examines the history of Pakistan from its creation by elite Urdo-speaking Muslims who sought to maintain their dominance to the current rise of Islamists and ethnic separatists. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-659) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2015451908 |
| ISBN | 0190235187 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9780190235185 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS382 .J3413 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |