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Pakistan Lawrence Ziring

Pakistan By Lawrence Ziring

Pakistan by Lawrence Ziring

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This controversial book explores one nation's journey from the margins of history to the centre of the world stage.

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Pakistan: At the Crosscurrent of History by Lawrence Ziring

This controversial book explores one nation's journey from the margins of history to the centre of the world stage. Tracing the development of the country from its birth in 1947 to the present day, Ziring explores how a country once envisaged as a secular model for the Muslim world has been gripped by a form of radical Islamic fundamentalism. Focusing on the links between what is going on within Pakistan and its relationships with key foreign powers such as the US, this unique account portrays an unstable nation locked in a myriad of struggles.

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This engrossing story of Pakistan is subtitled 'At the Crosscurrent of History' - a telling summation of the Country's current situation. * Arena *
A breath of fresh air. Ziring is both persuasive and passionate in his arguments and interpretations and believes in the promise of Pakistan's potential. * International Journal of Middle East Studies *
Eminently readable, especially for the lay audience looking to acquaint itself with the country that is playing such an important role in world politics and the fight against terrorism. * H-Net *
'Ziring wanted to produce a quick read, a book that could be read as one would read a story rather than a scholarly tract . He has succeeded, and scholars and the general public will find his book a useful political science analysis of Pakistan's history.' * Journal of Asian Studies *
Ziring presents a detailed historical account of Pakistan's development. It is a fluent story of high drama, lofty ideals and gross corruption. * Chartist *

About Lawrence Ziring

Lawrence Ziring is Arnold E. Schneider Professor of Political Science at West Michigan University, USA. He is the author of Pakistan in the Twentieth Century: A Political History (OUP, 2000), along with numerous other titles, and nearly one hundred articles or papers. He has lectured around the world and advised on strategic and defence issues for a wide range of institutions in the US and elsewhere.

Table of Contents

Preface

1.The origins of Pakistan
Jinnah and Gandhi and the struggle for a secular state
The emergence of the Pakistan movement
The British role in the emergence of Pakistan
Defining the Pakistan ethos

2. Political aspirations
The center and the periphery
The Jinnah legacy
The violence factor
The demise of the Muslim league

3. The military and politics
The road to martial law
The Ayub Khan era

4. Years of war: The turning point
The gathering storm
The Pakistan-India 1965 war and its aftermath
The end of the Ayub era
The Yahya Khan interregnum and the Civil War
Internationalizing a Civil War

5. Redefining Pakistan
Bhutto's Pakistan: The external dimension
Bhutto's Pakistan: The internal dimension
The fall of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
The elections and the aftermath

6. Islamization
Zia and Islamist politics
The realities of Zia's Islamist policy
The Zia legacy
The end of the Zia era

7. Democracy and hypocrisy
Political revival
Democracy revisited
The Afghanistan factor
The politics of chaos

8. The externalities of domestic change
The caretaker government
The second Benazir administration
The end of the Benazir era
The second Nawaz Sharif administration
Anatomy of a coup

9. The politics of terrorism
The Musharraf factor
Political evolution and revolution
Antecedents to September 11
A summing up

10. Choosing sides
The road to September 11
The war on terrorism
Terrorism and the nation-state

11. Defining the future
The Musharraf reforms?
The real Musharraf reforms?
Prelude to an election

12. Still another crossroad
Immediate and long-term consequences

Additional information

GOR013673418
9781851683949
1851683941
Pakistan: At the Crosscurrent of History by Lawrence Ziring
Lawrence Ziring
Used - Like New
Paperback
Oneworld Publications
20051115
400
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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