A history of Pakistan and its origins
History
vi, 341 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
9781843311492, 1843311496
56646546
pt. I.A country in search of an identity. Islamic identity and ethnic tensions ; East Bengal : between Islam and regional identity ; A fruitless search for democracy
pt. II. Pakistan's foreign policy. Pakistan and the power game ; Living with India : relations between Pakistan and India ; Islam and foreign policy : Central Asia and the Arab-Persian world
pt. III. The economy and social structures. The country and its people ; Economic development ; Between caste and tribe
pt. IV. A plural culture? The many faces of Islam ; Islam and politics ; Languages and education
Conclusion : A country in crisis
Epilogue : Musharraf and the Islamists : from support to opposition after September 11
Afterword: to 2004
Glossary
Chronology
Originally published : 2002
Translation from the French: Le Pakistan, Librairie Arthème Fayard, Paris, 2000
Translated from the French