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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462342003321

Titolo

Pakistan : from the rhetoric of democracy to the rise of militancy / / editor, Ravi Kalia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2011

ISBN

1-280-66238-7

9786613639318

1-136-51641-7

0-203-15066-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KaliaRavi

Disciplina

954.9105

Soggetti

Democracy - Pakistan

Electronic books.

Pakistan Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Jinnah's Pakistan; 2 Muhajir Politics: Ethnicity, Islam and the Muhajir Qaumi Movement; 3 Islamabad and the Promise of Pakistan; 4 Empowerment and Subordination of Pakistani Women through Patriarchy, Elitism, Class and Gender Discourses; 5 Pakistan and the Dilemma of Democracy; 6 Elitist Political Culture and the Perils of Democracy in Pakistan; 7 Pakistan's Pursuit of Democracy; 8 Enlightened Moderation: Anatomy of a Failed Strategy; 9 U.S. and Pakistan: Relations during the Bush-Musharraf Years

10 Pakistan: The Burden of IslamAbout the Editor; Notes on Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The essays in this volume address the central theme of Pakistan's enduring, yet elusive, quest for democracy. The book charts Pakistan's struggle from its very inception, at least in the political rhetoric provided by both civilian and military leaders, for democracy, liberalism, freedom of expression, inclusiveness of minorities and even secularism. At the same time, it demonstrates how in practice, the country has continued to drift towards increasingly brittle



authoritarianism, religious extremism and intolerance of minorities - both Muslim and non-Muslim. This chasm between animated pol