Secular Jinnah & Pakistan : [Book] : what the nation doesn't know / Saleena Karim.
Material type: TextPublication details: Karachi : Paramount Publishing Enterprise, 2010.Description: x, 317 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9789694948010
- 954.91
- 954.91
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Books | Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Corner (2nd Floor) | 954.91 KAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Q191 |
Sequel to: Secular Jinnah : Munir's big hoax exposed.
People interested in the history of India's partition invariably ask the same question: Why did Pakistan happen? Or, what was the Pakistan idea? Focusing on M. A. Jinnah's political career, this book addresses the issue of whether he had a secular or religious vision for Pakistan, or perhaps something in between. Pakistan as a country has yet to find its proper place in the world. Logically, it is assumed that if we can reach a consensus on Jinnah's thought, then we can also resolve the long-standing question of what kind of state Pakistan was meant to be, and thus how it should develop today. Pakistanis are tired of self-serving politicians, landlordism, nepotism, the rise of religious fundamentalism, corruption, economic instability, and the semi-predictable cycle between incompetent bureaucratic and military regimes. Hence for Pakistanis more than anyone else, the debate over Jinnah is a highly emotive subject, and at its heart is a battle of ideas. Pakistanis are really trying to work out something much bigger than Jinnah's place in history. They are trying to find their own historical identity as well. A well researched and thoroughly-indexed book that has earned its place amongst the leading political commentaries on contemporary Pakistan. - adapted from Preface.
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