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Contemporary Pakistani fiction in English : idea, nation, state / Cara N. Cilano.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cilano, Cara, author.
- Series:
- Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 67.
- Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 67
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pakistani fiction (English)--History and criticism.
- Pakistani fiction (English).
- Group identity--Pakistan.
- Group identity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (278 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Looking at a wide selection of Pakistani novels in English, this book explores how literary texts imaginatively probe the past, convey the present, and project a future in terms that facilitate a sense of collective belonging. The novels discussed cover a range of historical movements and developments, including pre-20th century Islamic history, the 1947 partition, the 1971 Pakistani war, the Zia years, and post-9/11 Pakistan, as well as pervasive themes, including ethnonationalist tensions, the zamindari system, and conspiracy thinking.The book offers a range of representations of h
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Idea to nation
- pt. 2. Islamic nation? : Islamic state?
- pt. 3. Multicultural nation, privileged state
- pt. 4. Failed state, nation in crisis.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-90732-3
- 0-203-55224-5
- 1-299-46946-9
- 1-135-90725-0
- 9780203552247
- OCLC:
- 840257043
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