Imagining Pakistan : modernism, state, and the politics of Islamic revival /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rais, Rasul Bux (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]
Temas:
Islam and politics > Pakistan.
National characteristics.
Caractéristiques nationales.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Islam and politics
National characteristics
Politics and government
Islam
Nationenbildung
Politik
Politischer Wandel
Pakistan > Politics and government.
Pākistān > Politique et gouvernement.
Pakistan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Islam and the State
  • 3. Modernism and Imagining of Pakistan
  • 4. Erosion of Modernist Tradition
  • 5. The State in Decline
  • 6. The Politics of Islamic Revival
  • 7. The Struggle Within
  • 8. Conclusion: Reviving the State and Society.

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