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Imagining Pakistan : modernism, state, and the politics of Islamic revival / Rasul Bakhsh Rais.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rais, Rasul Bux, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam and politics--Pakistan.
- Islam and politics.
- National characteristics.
- Pakistan--Politics and government.
- Pakistan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (235 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2017.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-5396-6
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