New Perspectives on Pakistan Visions for the Future

by Shafqat, Saeed

• ISBN13: 9780195477320
• ISBN10: 0195477324
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This multi-author volume is an outgrowth of papers presented at the international conference on Pakistan organized by the Southern Asian Institute, Center of Pakistan Studies and American Institute of Pakistan Studies, at Columbia University from April 11-13, 2003. The papers included in this volume have several distinguishing features. First, they examine the history, society and culture of Pakistan from multiple angles. Second, a number of papers offer important and significant shifts from the dominant discourses of Pakistan Studies and set the tone for alternative ways to analyze issues confronting Pakistani society and the state. For example, Islamization, federalism and democratization are seen not merely as a state-sponsored project, but examined on the ground as a contestation between vying interests of individuals, groups, communities and even competing external influences. Third, the volume is inter-disciplinary in spirit and content and brings together the theoretical insights and empirical research on Pakistan in an unprecedented manner. Finally, the volume draws attention to how imperatives of security, challenges of democratization and globalization are leading to radical transformations in Pakistan as the military regime realigns itself in the global arena.

Author Biography

Saeed Shafqat was until recently Quaid-i-Azam Distinguished Professor and Chair, Pakistan Center at the School of International Affairs and Public Policy (SIPA), Columbia University. Currently, he is the Executive Director, National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS), Islamabad.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

The Discovery of Pakistan in American Academia

Jinnah, Charisma and State Formation in Pakistan

Remapping Pakistan's Liminal Geo-Body along the Silk Route

Ripping Yarns and Rippling Dunes: State Building in Early Modern Cholistan

Sindhi Sufi, Muhajir Modernists, Tribal Fundamentalists: The Ethnicization of Islam in Pakistan

Jihad as a Symbol: Reflections on Western Theories Related to Islam and Pakistani Society

Pluralism and Intolerance in Pakistani Society: Attitudes of Pakistani Students Towards the Religious 'Other'

Urdu Literature in Pakistan: A Site for Alternative Visions and Dissent

Poetry as the Voice of the People: The Case of the Baloch

Contact-Induced Change in Khowar

Foreign Feminists: The Roles of Feminists and the Women's Movement in Pakistan

Democratization in Pakistan: The 2002 Elections and After

Striking at the Heart of Democracy: Leadership Education Requirements in Musharraf's Constitutional Order

Pakistan's Economic Revival and Technology Policy

Implications of Energy Policies on Rural Development and Rural Strategies-The Case of Pakistan

The Creation and Development of Pakistan's 'Anti-Terrorism Regime'

Pakistan's Strategic Options: From Cold War to War on Terrorism

Pakistan's Indian Policy: What is 'The Core Issue' After 9/11?

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