01842nam 2200433 450 991079492060332120180929092351.01-4985-5396-6(CKB)4340000000205275(MiAaPQ)EBC5060066(EXLCZ)99434000000020527520171023h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierImagining Pakistan modernism, state, and the politics of Islamic revival /Rasul Bakhsh RaisLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2017.©20171 online resource (235 pages)1-4985-5395-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Islam and the State -- 3. Modernism and Imagining of Pakistan -- 4. Erosion of Modernist Tradition --5. The State in Decline -- 6. The Politics of Islamic Revival -- 7. The Struggle Within -- 8. Conclusion: Reviving the State and Society.This study examines the conflict between two visions for Pakistan: a modern constitutional framework and an Islamist state. The author argues that Western liberal ideas were at the root of Pakistan's creation, analyzes the society's drift away from its founding philosophy, and assesses optimistic indications of its revival.Islam and politicsPakistanNational characteristicsPakistanPolitics and governmentIslam and politicsNational characteristics.954.91Rais Rasul Bux1548874MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794920603321Imagining Pakistan3806256UNINA