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Pakistan - A New History (Paperback, UK ed.)
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Pakistan - A New History (Paperback, UK ed.)
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If Pakistan is to preserve all that is good about its country - the
generosity and hospitality of its people, the dynamism of its youth
- 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 effect of geopolitical influences on domestic
policy and development. While Ian Talbot's study centres on
Pakistan's many failures - the collapse of stable governance, the
drop in positive political and economic development, and, most of
all, the unrealised goal of securing a separate Muslim state - his
book unequivocally affirms the country's potential for a positive
reawakening. These failures were not preordained, Talbot argues,
and such a fatalistic reading does not respect the complexity of
historical events, individual actors, and the state's own rich
resources. While he acknowledges grave crises still lie ahead for
Pakistan, Talbot's sensitive historical approach makes it clear
that favourable opportunities still remain for Pakistan, in which
the state has a chance to reclaim its priorities and institutions
and re-establish political and economic sustainability.
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