Pakistan - Social and Cultural Transformations in a Muslim Nation
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Pakistan - Social and Cultural Transformations in a Muslim Nation

  1. 322 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Pakistan - Social and Cultural Transformations in a Muslim Nation

About this book

This is the first English-language survey of Pakistan's socio-economic evolution. Mohammad Qadeer gives an essential overview of social and cultural transformation in Pakistan since independence, which is crucial to understanding Pakistan's likely future direction.

Pakistan examines how tradition and family life continue to contribute long term stability, and explores the areas where very rapid changes are taking place: large population increase, urbanization, economic development, and the nature of civil society and the state. It offers an insightful view into Pakistan, exploring the wide range of ethnic groups, the countryside, religion and community, and popular culture and national identity. It concludes by discussing the likely future social development in Pakistan, captivating students and academics interested in Pakistan and multiculturalism.

Qadeer's impressive work is a comprehensive examination of social and cultural forces in Pakistani society, and is an important resource for anyone wanting to understand contemporary Pakistan.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Pakistan
  3. Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Illustrations
  9. Glossary and abbreviations
  10. Preface
  11. 1 Changing Pakistan
  12. 2 Patterns of social change
  13. 3 Landscape of independence
  14. 4 Nation and ethnicity
  15. 5 Urban transformations
  16. 6 Development and the countryside
  17. 7 Islam and social life
  18. 8 Family, kinship, community, and civil society
  19. 9 Everyday life
  20. 10 Whither Pakistan?
  21. Notes
  22. Epilogue
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index