Pakistan : a very short introduction / Pippa Virdee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Virdee, Pippa, 1972- author.

Series:

Very short introductions.

Very short introductions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pakistan--History.

Pakistan.

Pakistan--Politics and government.

Pakistan--Foreign relations.

Diplomatic relations.

Genre:

History.

Informational works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Pakistan: A Very Short Introduction describes Pakistan as one of the two-nation-states of the Indian subcontinent that emerged in 1947. It looks at the ancient past to understand the complex tapestry of linguistic, ethnic, political, and cultural identities and tensions of the region today. The region of the Indus valley has a 4,000-year-old history and is considered the site of one of the earliest riverine civilizations in the world. The modern nation of Pakistan was created as a postcolonial homeland for the Muslims of British India. This VSI also considers the challenges of the 21st century and the future of Pakistan.

Contents:

1. Progress of a dream

2. The ancient in the modern

3. Towards the idea of Pakistan

4. Consolidation and fragmentation

5. Building the land of the pure

6. Visualizing the land of the pure

7. The world outside

8. Looking backwards, going forward?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-258638-6

0-19-258639-4

0-19-188196-1