State and Nation-Building in Pakistan

Name: State and Nation-Building in Pakistan
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

State and Nation-Building in PakistanBeyond Islam and Security\nAuthor(s): Roger D. Long, Gurharpal Singh, Yunas Samad, Ian Talbot\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138320116, 978-1138320116\nSynopsis\nReligion, violence, and ethnicity are all intertwined in the history of Pakistan. The entrenchment of landed interests, operationalized through violence, ethnic identity, and power through successive regimes has created a system of authoritarian clientalism. This book offers comparative, historicist, and multidisciplinary views on the role of identity politics in the development of Pakistan.\n\nBringing together perspectives on the dynamics of state-building, the book provides insights into contemporary processes of national contestation which are crucially affected by their treatment in the world media, and by the reactions they elicit within an increasingly globalised polity. It investigates the resilience of lan.