Towards Peoples Histories In Pakistan

Author : Kamran Asdar Ali,Asad Ali
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350261211

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After seventy-five years of independence, the history of Pakistan remains centered on the state, its ideology and the two-nation theory. Towards Peoples' Histories in Pakistan seeks to shift that focus away from histories of an imagined nation, to the history of its peoples. Based on the premise that the historiographical tradition in Pakistan has ignored the existence of people who actually make history, this book brings together historians, anthropologists, sociologists and political scientists to shed light on the diverse histories of the people themselves. Assembling histories of events and peoples missing from grand narratives of national history, the essays in this collection incorporate a diversity of approaches to the past as it opens the possibilities of multiple histories, the archives through which they are registered, and the various temporalities in which they persist. The volume highlights and recuperates the entangled nature of history and memory within Pakistan's social and cultural life. By critically examining both leftist and nationalist thought, Towards People's Histories in Pakistan explores competing visions of what is meant by 'the people', and charts new ground in developing the promise of people's histories both within Pakistan and beyond.

Author : Kamran Asdar Ali,Asad Ali
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350261204

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Towards Peoples' Histories in Pakistan by Kamran Asdar Ali,Asad Ali Pdf

After seventy-five years of independence, the history of Pakistan remains centered on the state, its ideology and the two-nation theory. Towards Peoples' Histories in Pakistan seeks to shift that focus away from histories of an imagined nation, to the history of its peoples. Based on the premise that the historiographical tradition in Pakistan has ignored the existence of people who actually make history, this book brings together historians, anthropologists, sociologists and political scientists to shed light on the diverse histories of the people themselves. Assembling histories of events and peoples missing from grand narratives of national history, the essays in this collection incorporate a diversity of approaches to the past as it opens the possibilities of multiple histories, the archives through which they are registered, and the various temporalities in which they persist. The volume highlights and recuperates the entangled nature of history and memory within Pakistan's social and cultural life. By critically examining both leftist and nationalist thought, Towards People's Histories in Pakistan explores competing visions of what is meant by 'the people', and charts new ground in developing the promise of people's histories both within Pakistan and beyond.

Author : Sarah Fatima Waheed
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108834520

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Hidden Histories of Pakistan by Sarah Fatima Waheed Pdf

Examines the role of progressive Muslim intellectuals in the Pakistan movement through the lens of censorship.

Author : Imran Khan
Publisher : Random House
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781446438244

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Pakistan by Imran Khan Pdf

"A must-read for anyone interested in the intrigue of politics in the most dangerous country on earth" (The Sunday Times) Read the unique insider's view of a country unfamiliar to a Western audience, seen through the eyes of the man set to become Pakistan's new Prime Minister. Born only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947, Imran Khan has lived his country's history. Undermined by a ruling elite, and unable to protect its people from the carnage of regular bombings from terrorists and its own ally, America, Pakistan has for years suffered from instability. Now Imran Khan and his own political party, the Tehreek-e-Insaf, offer a real political alternative for the people of Pakistan at a time when tension between Pakistan's government and the powerful military has reached dangerous new levels. How did this flashpoint of volatility and injustice come about? Pakistan: A Personal History provides a unique insider's view of a country unfamiliar to a western audience. Woven into this history we see how Imran Khan's personal life - his happy childhood in Lahore, his Oxford education, his extraordinary cricketing career, his marriage to Jemima Goldsmith, his mother's influence and that of his Islamic faith - inform both the historical narrativeandhis current philanthropic and political activities. It is at once absorbing and insightful, casting fresh light upon a country whose culture he believes is largely misunderstood by the West.

Author : J. Hussain
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015043265837

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A History of the Peoples of Pakistan by J. Hussain Pdf

For Too Long The History Of Pakistan Has Meant The History Of Muslim Rulers In Delhi And Agra, Of British Rulers In Calcutta, Delhi, And Simla, And Of Educated Muslims In Aligarh And Lucknow. We Must Take Note Of The Positive And Negative Contributions Of All Groups, Muslim And Non-Muslim, From Both East And West Of The Present-Day Pakistan Area. But Pakistan By Its Very Survival And Growth Has Proved That It Deserves A Serious Historical Study Centred Upon Its Own Land And Peoles. This Book Is A Beginning In This Direction. If Recounts The History Of The Pakistan Area From The Perspective Of Present-Day Pakistan.

Author : James Wynbrandt
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Pakistan
ISBN : 9780816061846

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A Brief History of Pakistan by James Wynbrandt Pdf

From the Publisher: A Brief History of Pakistan attempts to answer these questions in a concise yet thorough account. By illuminating the nation's past, this book offers readers a detailed perspective of Pakistan today and enables them to consider soundly how the country, once a birthplace of civilization, might change in the future.

Author : Syed Jalaluddin Haider
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UCAL:B4216684

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Making of Librarianship in Pakistan by Syed Jalaluddin Haider Pdf

Author : Ian Talbot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Pakistan
ISBN : 023170318X

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Pakistan by Ian Talbot Pdf

If Pakistan is to preserve all that is good about its country -- the generosity and hospitality of its people, the dynamism of its youth -- then it must face the deterioration of its social and political institutions. Sidestepping easy headlines to identify Pakistan's true dangers, this volume revisits the major turning points and trends of Pakistani history over the past six decades, focusing on the increasing entrenchment of Pakistan's army in its political and economic arenas; the complex role of Islam in public life; the tensions between central and local identities and democratic impulses; and the affect of geopolitical influences on domestic policy and development. While Ian Talbot's study centers on Pakistan's many failures -- the collapse of stable governance, the drop in positive political and economic development, and, most of all, the unrealized goal of securing a separate Muslim state -- his text unequivocally affirms Pakistan's potential for a positive reawakening. These failures were not preordained, Talbot agues, and such a fatalistic reading does not respect the complexity of historical events, individual actors, and the nation's own rich resources. Talbot's sensitive historical approach makes it clear that favorable opportunities still remain for Pakistan, in which the state has a chance to reclaim its priorities and institutions and reestablish political and economic sustainability.

Author : Declan Walsh
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780393249927

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The Nine Lives of Pakistan: Dispatches from a Precarious State by Declan Walsh Pdf

Winner of the 2021 Overseas Press Club of America Cornelius Ryan Award The former New York Times Pakistan bureau chief paints an arresting, up-close portrait of a fractured country. Declan Walsh is one of the New York Times’s most distinguished international correspondents. His electrifying portrait of Pakistan over a tumultuous decade captures the sweep of this strange, wondrous, and benighted country through the dramatic lives of nine fascinating individuals. On assignment as the country careened between crises, Walsh traveled from the raucous port of Karachi to the salons of Lahore, and from Baluchistan to the mountains of Waziristan. He met a diverse cast of extraordinary Pakistanis—a chieftain readying for war at his desert fort, a retired spy skulking through the borderlands, and a crusading lawyer risking death for her beliefs, among others. Through these “nine lives” he describes a country on the brink—a place of creeping extremism and political chaos, but also personal bravery and dogged idealism that defy easy stereotypes. Unbeknownst to Walsh, however, an intelligence agent was tracking him. Written in the aftermath of Walsh’s abrupt deportation, The Nine Lives of Pakistan concludes with an astonishing encounter with that agent, and his revelations about Pakistan’s powerful security state. Intimate and complex, attuned to the centrifugal forces of history, identity, and faith, The Nine Lives of Pakistan offers an unflinching account of life in a precarious, vital country.

Author : Anam Zakaria
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-16
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789353057213

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1971 by Anam Zakaria Pdf

The year 1971 exists everywhere in Bangladesh-on its roads, in sculptures, in its museums and oral history projects, in its curriculum, in people's homes and their stories, and in political discourse. It marks the birth of the nation, it's liberation. More than 1000 miles away, in Pakistan too, 1971 marks a watershed moment, its memories sitting uncomfortably in public imagination. It is remembered as the 'Fall of Dacca', the dismemberment of Pakistan or the third Indo-Pak war. In India, 1971 represents something else-the story of humanitarian intervention, of triumph and valour that paved the way for India's rise as a military power, the beginning of its journey to becoming a regional superpower. Navigating the widely varied terrain that is 1971 across Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, Anam Zakaria sifts through three distinct state narratives, and studies the institutionalization of the memory of the year and its events. Through a personal journey, she juxtaposes state narratives with people's history on the ground, bringing forth the nuanced experiences of those who lived through the war. Using intergenerational interviews, textbook analyses, visits to schools and travels to museums and sites commemorating 1971, Zakaria explores the ways in which 1971 is remembered and forgotten across countries, generations and communities.

Author : Farahnaz Ispahani
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190621650

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Purifying the Land of the Pure by Farahnaz Ispahani Pdf

In Purifying the Land of the Pure, Farahnaz Ispahani analyzes Pakistan's policies towards its religious minority populations, both Muslim and non-Muslim, since independence in 1947.

Author : Faisal Devji
Publisher : Hurst Publishers
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849042765

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Muslim Zion by Faisal Devji Pdf

Originally published: London: C.Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 2013.

Author : Ayesha Jalal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Pakistan
ISBN : 0199407347

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The Oxford Companion to Pakistani History by Ayesha Jalal Pdf

"Insofar as history is constantly in the process of being reconfigured in the light of new processes and challenges, any Companion to the history of Pakistan cannot but be an ongoing, if not obviously an open-ended enterprise. The historiography of Pakistan has been missing such a comprehensive survey of not only sixty-five years of the country's existence but also of the movement preceding its creation. Pakistan possesses a rich and varied history, considering that it was carved out of the Indian subcontinent, one of the world's oldest civilizations -- hence the prevailing geographical, religious, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversities and complexities. 'The Oxford Companion to Pakistani History' has attempted to provide the reader with information on as colourful a spectrum of subjects as possible. This is the first time that all facets of Pakistani history have been covered in one encyclopaedic volume. A wide range of topics have been discussed: from the pre-Partition colonial period to post-Partition movements (religious, political, cultural, etc.), peoples and places, culture, architecture, politics, military, economics, linguistics, archaeology, judiciary, art, theatre, education, foreign relations, government, media, philanthropy, civil society and several others. The Companion differs from other encyclopaedias in the sense that all entries have been written in an analytical, unbiased style by well-known experts in the related field of the topic, paying the keenest attention to factual details. A system of cross-referencing is available through insertion of asterisks within the text linking the entry to another headword that may appear while reading a particular entry. Maps of Pakistan and the Indian subcontinent, along with a Subject Index, are provided at the end of the volume. All these steps have been taken to render the Companion as user-friendly as possible"--Publisher's description, page [4] of dust jacket.

Author : Iftikhar Malik
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313341373

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The History of Pakistan by Iftikhar Malik Pdf

Explores the history of the unique Indo-Muslim nation of Pakistan, from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization to coming of Islam to the ongoing and volatile feud with India over the region of Kashmir.

Author : Christophe Jaffrelot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Pakistan
ISBN : 1843311496

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A History of Pakistan and Its Origins by Christophe Jaffrelot Pdf

A History of Pakistan and its Origins is a comprehensive, detailed and fully up-to-date study of one of the most diverse, volatile and strategically significant countries in the world today. Born in turmoil barely half a century ago, Pakistan seems to be in an interminable pursuit of its own identity and at the same time finds itself a pivotal player in world politics. Its short existence has witnessed much: four coups d' tat; the rise of Islam as a power; tensions between ethnic, religious and separatist movements; the Kashmir conflict and the near-constant war footing with India. This text charts half a century of nation-building in Pakistan, while at the same time placing the country within the context of its relations with the outside world.