Pakistan, alternative imag(in)ings of the nation state / edited by Jürgen Schaflechner, Christina Oesterheld, and Ayesha Asif.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schaflechner, Jürgen, 1981- editor.

Oesterheld, Christina, editor.

Asif, Ayesha, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture.

Pakistan--Politics and government--1988-1999.

Pakistan.

Politics and government.

Pakistan--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Popular culture--Pakistan.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 375 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Pakistan, alternative imaginings of the nation state

Pakistan, alternative imagings of the nation state

Place of Publication:

Karachi, Pakistan : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Contents:

1. Urdu Debates On Modernity And Modernism In Literature: Alternate Imaginings? / Christina Oesterheld

2. Reading Between The Postcolonial And Transcultural In Mirza Athar Baig's Ghulam Bdgh / Aqsa Ijaz

3. Pulp Fusion: The Art And Politics Of Karachi's Urdu Digests, 1950S

70S / Laurent Gayer

4. Religious Minorities: The Heart Of An Alternative Narrative / Peter Jacob

5. `Forced' Conversion And (Hindu) Women's Agency In Sindh / Jurgen Schaflechner

6. He Takes Care Of Me: Interfaith Romantic Relations Between Hindus And Muslims In A Karachi Neighbourhood / Syeda Quratulain Masood

7. Negotiating A Vernacular Heritage Beyond Borders: Visual Representations Of Jhulelal Between Pakistan And India / Michel Boivin

8. From Student Organizations To Ethnic Parties: Sindhi Nationalism During One Unit / Julien Levesque

9. Farmers' Markets In Pakistan: Moral Consumption For Elites? / Julia Porting

10. Challenging The Status Quo: Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf's Populist Politics For A Naya Pakistan / Ayesha Asif.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190701314

0190701315

OCLC:

1192302946

Publisher Number:

99987027842