Pakistan, a Dream Gone Sour - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pakistan, a Dream Gone Sour write by Roedad Khan. This book was released on 1998. Pakistan, a Dream Gone Sour available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this unique insider's view of those who have been at the helm of Pakistan's affairs since 1958, the author, from his vantage point as a senior civil servant, describes the rise and fall of five Presidents and the role of the sixth. He also examines national institutions and seeks to assess the future of democracy in Pakistan.
Tears for Pakistan
Tears for Pakistan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tears for Pakistan write by Iqbal Syed Hussain. This book was released on 2012. Tears for Pakistan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A Brief History of Pakistan
A Brief History of Pakistan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Brief History of Pakistan write by James Wynbrandt. This book was released on 2009. A Brief History of Pakistan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the Publisher: A Brief History of Pakistan attempts to answer these questions in a concise yet thorough account. By illuminating the nation's past, this book offers readers a detailed perspective of Pakistan today and enables them to consider soundly how the country, once a birthplace of civilization, might change in the future.
Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Playing with Fire write by Pamela Constable. This book was released on 2011-07-19. Playing with Fire available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A volatile nation at the heart of major cultural, political, and religious conflicts in the world today, Pakistan commands our attention. Yet more than six decades after the country’s founding as a Muslim democracy, it continues to struggle over its basic identity, alliances, and direction. In Playing with Fire, acclaimed journalist Pamela Constable peels back layers of contradiction and confusion to reveal the true face of modern Pakistan. In this richly reported and movingly written chronicle, Constable takes us on a panoramic tour of contemporary Pakistan, exploring the fears and frustrations, dreams and beliefs, that animate the lives of ordinary citizens in this nuclear-armed nation of 170 million. From the opulent, insular salons of the elite to the brick quarries where soot-covered workers sell their kidneys to get out of debt, this is a haunting portrait of a society riven by inequality and corruption, and increasingly divided by competing versions of Islam. Beneath the façade of democracy in Pakistan, Constable reveals the formidable hold of its business, bureaucratic, and military elites—including the country’s powerful spy agency, the ISI. This is a society where the majority of the population feels powerless, and radical Islamist groups stoke popular resentment to recruit shock troops for global jihad. Writing with an uncommon ear for the nuances of this conflicted culture, Constable explores the extent to which faith permeates every level of Pakistani society—and the ambivalence many Muslims feel about the role it should play in the life of the nation. Both an empathic and alarming look inside one of the world’s most violent and vexing countries, Playing with Fire is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand modern Pakistan and its momentous role on today’s global stage.
Pakistan: From the Rhetoric of Democracy to the Rise of Militancy
Pakistan: From the Rhetoric of Democracy to the Rise of Militancy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pakistan: From the Rhetoric of Democracy to the Rise of Militancy write by Ravi Kalia. This book was released on 2012-08-21. Pakistan: From the Rhetoric of Democracy to the Rise of Militancy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The essays in this volume address the central theme of Pakistan’s enduring, yet elusive, quest for democracy. The book charts Pakistan’s struggle from its very inception, at least in the political rhetoric provided by both civilian and military leaders, for democracy, liberalism, freedom of expression, inclusiveness of minorities and even secularism. At the same time, it demonstrates how in practice, the country has continued to drift towards increasingly brittle authoritarianism, religious extremism and intolerance of minorities — both Muslim and non-Muslim. This chasm between animated political rhetoric and grim political reality has baffled the world as much as Pakistanis themselves. In this volume, scholars and practitioners of statecraft from around the world have sought to explain the dichotomy that exists between the rhetoric and the reality. Crucial areas such as Pakistan’s troubled status as a theocracy; its relationship with the US; the position of women and their quest for empowerment; the Mujahir Qaumi movement; the sharp class divide that has led to an elitist political culture; and finally, an erudite discussion of the popular topic — Jinnah’s vision of Pakistan — are the focus of this book. This volume will be of interest to scholars of history, political science, international relations, sociology, anthropology and urban planning, policy-makers and think-tanks, as well as the wider reading public curious about South Asia.
