
- 200 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This book explores Pakistan from different vantage points. It examines a variety of events in contemporary Pakistan through a comprehensive analysis of identity and power politics; media landscapes; military recruitment; role of madrassahs; terrorism and militancy; civil war as well as outlines future trajectories. It studies themes such as Pakistan's relationship with India, the legacy of Jinnah, gender and fundamentalism, urbanisation, unrest that have plagued the northern areas. It further looks at the nation after the capture of Osama bin Laden and the changing nature of its relation with the US in its aftermath.
Including contributions from experts in the field and policy-makers across the world, this volume will interest scholars and researchers on Pakistan studies, politics, and international relations. It will also appeal to government think tanks and the general reader.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Pakistan's Political Labyrinths
- Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- The high costs of terrorism
- ‘People should only know what the establishment wants them to know'3
- The maddening madrasah debates
- Introduction
- Trouble every day: the routinization of violence in Karachi
- Factors affecting coup outcome
- Introduction
- Introduction1
- Index