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 Pakistan Unresolved Issues of State & Society
Product Details:
Editor: Syed Farooq Hasnat & Ahmed Faruqui | ISBN: 978-969-402-509-4 | Format: Hardcover | Pages: 420 | Weight: 1.77 lbs | Pub. Date: 2008 | Publisher: Vanguard Books
DESCRIPTION
Today, Pakistan is an important in the “Global War on Terror”. There are, however, other factors that are more permanent in nature. They make Pakistan a nation that has to be researched, analysed and studied carefully by all those with a professional interest in its future development. Pakistani society is a vibrant mixture of ideas and contradictions and this is mirrored in its institutions. On the one hand, it has been subjected to a series of unrepentant military interventions while on the other hand, its people have retained strong democratic aspirations, The history of Pakistan is replete with mass movements and civil right activities that have brought down the sturdiest regimes and personalities, By all accounts, Pakistan’s strength remains its civil society. This was amply demonstrated during the mass agitation for the restoration of judicial independence in the spring of 2007. However, there remain a number of issues which are to be resolved. The authors of this book, all natives of Pakistan’s divergent provinces, view the subject through a variety of inter-disciplinary perspectives.
This book should not be seen as a chronological narration of events in Pakistan’s 60-year history. It is a critical statement of concerns about the complexities of Pakistani society. All the issues presented in the book pose a serious challenge to the nation’s policy makers. If they are resolved successfully, Pakistan will become a secure, stable and democratic state. If they are not resolved, it will continue to hover on the brink of failure.
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