Pakistan History and Politics 1947-1971

by Afzal, M. Rafique

• ISBN13: 9780195796346
• ISBN10: 0195796349
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-20
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This work is a comprehensive account of the history and politics of Pakistan from its inception to the breakup, which resulted in the establishment of Bangladesh. It encompasses with depth and precision all the developments in politics, economy, and foreign relations that help inunderstanding the historical process. It throws light on the democratic and military systems that have governed Pakistan since its commencement and analyses the reasons for their collapse. It examines many other related phenomena like attempts to frame a Constitution and the military action inEast Pakistan, and thereby evolves a study which is many faceted and illuminating.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Glossary	xi
Abbreviations	xiv
Part One: 1947--1954
Struggle for Survival	2	(49)
Consolidation	51	(44)
Democratic Process: Strains and Stresses	95	(22)
The Institutional Imbalance	117	(25)
Part Two: 1954--1958
Consensus by Command	142	(18)
Beginning of Coalition Governments	160	(20)
Confronting the Basic Issues	180	(19)
Termination of the Democratic Process	199	(23)
Part Three: 1958--1969
The First Martial Law Regime	222	(36)
Controlled Politics, Economic Development, and `Bilateralism'	258	(32)
Elections, War, and the Tashkent Declaration	290	(31)
Downfall of the Ayub Regime	321	(35)
Part Four: 1969--1971
The Second Martial Law Regime	356	(20)
The General Elections, 1970	376	(25)
Parties, Negotiations, and the Deadlock	401	(27)
Crisis, War, and Break-Up	428	(31)
Bibliography	459	(10)
Index	469