Author: Kamran Asdar Ali
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350261211
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 291
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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
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350261203
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 291
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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: Sarah Fatima Waheed
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108834523
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
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Examines the role of progressive Muslim intellectuals in the Pakistan movement through the lens of censorship.
Author: Imran Khan
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0857500643
Category : Pakistan
Languages : en
Pages : 433
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'Pakistan' tells the fascinating history of the country as seen through the eyes of one of its most famous sons, Imran Khan.
Author: J. Hussain
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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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: T. C. A. Raghavan
Publisher: Hurst & Company
ISBN: 178738019X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362
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Published in 2017 by HarperCollins Publishers India.
Author: Farahnaz Ispahani
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190621656
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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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: Anam Zakaria
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9353057213
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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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: Christophe Jaffrelot
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781843311492
Category : Pakistan
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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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.
Author: M. Asghar Khan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780199064847
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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In this book, Air Marshal (Retired) M. Asghar Khan presents an insider's view of Pakistan's struggle for democracy from the 1960s to the present. The book expounds on the early entry of Pakistan's armed forces into the country's politics and the author's opposition to military rule that beganin 1968 with the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy. This movement resulted in the ouster of President Muhammad Ayub Khan in 1969 after eleven years of military rule. The author describes his continued opposition to autocratic and dictatorial rule, especially General Yahya Khan's policy ofbrutal suppression through military action in East Pakistan. He also recounts his strong criticism of the General's refusal to hand over power to Sheikh Mujibur Rehman and the Awami League - winners of the first-ever free and fair general elections held in Pakistan.The author recalls Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's rise to political power during the 1970s, and General Ziaul Haq's dogmatic and iron-fisted military rule during the 1980s, and elaborates on some pertinent features of Pakistan's domestic and international situation. The book concludes with the author'sassessment of General Pervez Musharraf's five years in power consequent upon the re-entry of the armed forces in the country's politics in 1999, after a brief and tumultuous interlude with democracy.
