Paradoxes of Pakistan: A Glimpse : A Glimpse / Belkacem Belmekki, Michel Naumann

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Belmekki, Belkacem, Author.

Naumann, Michel, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gesellschaft.

Pakistan.

Pakistani Population.

Pakistanische Bevölkerung.

Politics.

Politik.

Society.

Local Subjects:

Gesellschaft.

Pakistan.

Pakistani Population.

Pakistanische Bevölkerung.

Politics.

Politik.

Society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (109 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hannover ibidem 2022

Biography/History:

Belkacem Belmekki is professor in British and Commonwealth studies at the University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed, Algeria. He wrote his doctor's thesis on the genesis and development of Muslim nationalism in British India. He has published a range of articles on the theme of Indian Muslim communalism/separatism. He is the author of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan and the Muslim Cause in British India (Klaus Schwarz Publishing, Berlin, Germany). His current research is mainly focused on identity construction and the notion of cultural exclusivism among the Muslims in pre-independence India. Michel Naumann, born in Paris (1946), has taught in African and Indian Universities. He wrote biographies of Gandhi and MN Roy and created the SARI (Société d'activités et de recherches sur les mondes indiens) that is dedicated to studies on cultures of the Indian subcontinent.

Summary:

For many people, Pakistan is a rogue state, but for those who think of it as Pakistani citizens do, it is the place where they are confronted with dangers and issues to which they answer with incredible courage and dignity. This volume, a reflection on Pakistan’s history from a compassionate insider’s perspective, pays homage to the many Pakistanis who face with a generous and open heart the problems created by a complex geopolitical context, many ethnic and religious contradictions, a tormented path towards self-definition, independence, democracy, and freedom.

Contents:

Intro

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I: HISTORY BEFORE PAKISTAN

The Quest for Unity

Islam in India

The Mughal Empire

Colonization

CHAPTER II: THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF PAKISTAN

Sayyid Ahmad Khan

Muhammad Iqbal: the Dream of Pakistan and the Islamic Renaissance

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

CHAPTER III: THE HISTORY OF PAKISTAN

The Politicians and Founding Fathers

The Generals and the Bureaucrats

A Decade of Alternation

Pakistan in the Twenty-First Century

CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIXES

Jinnah's 14 points established in 1929 about the coming independence of India

Jinnah and the Constitution of Pakistan

Cardinal Coutts on Minorities in Pakistan (11/8/2019).

Other Format:

Print version: Belmekki, Belkacem Paradoxes of Pakistan: A Glimpse

ISBN:

9783838276038

3838276035

Publisher Number:

9783838276038