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Autore |
Belmekki Belkacem |
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Paradoxes of Pakistan: A Glimpse : A Glimpse / / Belkacem Belmekki, Michel Naumann |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (109 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gesellschaft |
Pakistan |
Pakistani Population |
Pakistanische Bevölkerung |
Politics |
Politik |
Society |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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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). |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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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. |
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