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Imagining Pakistan : modernism, state, and the politics of Islamic revival /
This study examines the conflict between two visions for Pakistan: a modern constitutional framework and an Islamist state. The author argues that Western liberal ideas were at the root of Pakistan's creation, analyzes the society's drift away from its founding philosophy, and assesses opt...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2017]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This study examines the conflict between two visions for Pakistan: a modern constitutional framework and an Islamist state. The author argues that Western liberal ideas were at the root of Pakistan's creation, analyzes the society's drift away from its founding philosophy, and assesses optimistic indications of its revival. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 221 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-213) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781498553964 1498553966 |