Pakistan

Origins, Identity and Future
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-45895-3
Verlag: Routledge India

Buch, Englisch, 476 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 720 g

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. Hoodbhoy expertly maps the journey of the region from many millennia ago to the circumstances and impulses that gave birth to the very first state in history founded upon religious identity. He documents colonial rule, the trauma of Partition, the nation’s wars with India, the formation of Bangladesh, and the emergence of Baloch nationalism. The book also examines longstanding complex themes and issues – such as religious fundamentalism, identity formation, democracy, and military rule – as well as their impact on the future of the state of Pakistan.

Drawing on a range of sources and written by one of the foremost intellectuals of the region, this book will be indispensable for scholars, researchers, students of history, politics, and South Asian studies. It will be of great interest to the general reader interested in understanding Pakistan.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hoodbhoy, Pervez

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.