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Title

A history of Pakistan / [compiler], Roger D. Long.

Publication

Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2015.

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Additional Authors

Long, Roger D.

Description

xliv, 843 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

"Although Pakistan may be a new state in an historical context, it possesses an ancient legacy and culture. This volume examines the history of Pakistan from its archaeological heritage and origins in the Islamic civilization in South Asia to its political, economic, and social characteristics since 1947. The dynamics of its volatile history have been conditioned by its chequered constitutional development. It has produced vivid and forceful leaders, both civilian and military, from the Bhuttos - Zulfikar Ali and his daughter Benazir - to the string of military rulers who have governed the country, namely, Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, Zia ul-Haq, and the last military dictator, Pervez Musharraf. Religious and class differences and regional forces tear at the fabric of the nation and hinder the development of a stable democratic regime. In spite of these persistent retrograde forces, there is a remarkable commitment among the progressives and the educated of the country to move it forward. Pakistan possesses a remarkable history through its interplay of regional and economics forces, through wars and civil wars, through being a 'Front-Line State', and through nuclear confrontations in the form of nuclear tests performed by Pakistan as well as its neighbour India"--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• Pakistan > History
• Pakistan > Politics and government

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The archaeological heritage of Pakistan : from the paleolithic to the Indus civilization / Jonathan Mark Kenoyer -- The archaeological heritage of Pakistan and the Indo-Gangetic tradition : early historic chiefdoms and states of the northern subcontinent / Jonathan Mark Kenoyer -- The advent of Islam in South Asia / Manan Ahmed Asif -- The Delhi and provincial sultanates / Emma J. Flatt -- The Mughal empire / Avril A. Powell -- The era of British rule / Marc Jason Gilbert -- Muslim revival and the Freedom Movement / Sikandar Hayat -- The Pakistan Movement : 1940-1947 / Sarah Ansari -- Founders of Pakistan / Roger D. Long -- The democratic phase / Ian Talbot -- Muhammad Ayub Khan / Craig Baxter -- Three turbulent years : a reappraisal of the Yahya regime, 1969-1971 / Sarmila Bose -- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto : triumph and tragedy / Philip E. Jones -- The Zia ul-Haq era / Lawrence Ziring -- The years of a failed democratic transition, 1988-1999 / Mariam Mufti -- Pervez Musharraf : yet another dictator / Ayesha Siddiqa -- Pakistan's foreign policy / Ijaz Khan -- Poverty and inequality : persistent effects of Pakistan's formative development model / Christopher Candland -- Space matters : a social and cultural history of Pakistan / Shahnaz Rouse.

Call Number

JFE 16-8979

ISBN

• 9780199400249
• 0199400245

LCCN

2015326095

OCLC

908967608

Title

A history of Pakistan / [compiler], Roger D. Long.

Publisher

Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Long, Roger D., compiler.

Research Call Number

JFE 16-8979