Pakistan in the twentieth century : a political history / Lawrence Ziring.
Pakistan in the twentieth century : a political history / Lawrence Ziring.
Pakistan in the twentieth century : a political history / Lawrence Ziring.
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Karachi ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1997.
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G 2013/3322
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English
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Physical content
647 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Before the Beginning -- 2. The Formation of Pakistan -- 3. The Agony of Partition -- 4. The Pitfalls of Constitution-making -- 5. The Failure of Conventional Politics -- 6. The Coming of Martial Law -- 7. The Ayub Khan Era -- 8. The Dismemberment of Pakistan -- 9. The Bhutto Legacy -- 10. The Zia...
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Publisher
Karachi ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1997.
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
Pakistan in the Twentieth Century analyses both the vision and the reality of a South Asian polity. Beginning with an examination of the people and forces that shaped the construction of an independent and predominantly Muslim state within the subcontinent, this historical study describes the events and the work of the many personalities who influe...
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Pakistan in the twentieth century : a political history / Lawrence Ziring.
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[The jubilee series] : [50 years of Pakistan, 1947-1997]
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [615]-636) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from N320.9549/6.
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c1997.
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G 2013/3322
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74VvrPV085ey
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ISBN
0195792769 (pbk.)
9780195778168
0195778162
9780195792768 (pbk.)
DDC
320.9549
MMS ID
991011222139702626
