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Imagining Pakistan - Modernism, State, and the Politics of Islamic Revival (Hardcover)
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Imagining Pakistan - Modernism, State, and the Politics of Islamic Revival (Hardcover)
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Imagining Pakistan argues that the creation of Pakistan is a result
of Muslim modernism in the Subcontinent, as it defined the struggle
for identity, nationalism, and empowerment of Muslim communities.
This modernist movement represented the ideals of inclusivity,
equal rights, a liberal constitutional framework, and a shared
sense of political community among diverse ethnic and regional
groups. However, while this modernity was the ideal of Pakistan's
founders, it faced resistance from Islamists obsessed with
recovering a past legacy of lost Muslim glory. A major threat to
political modernism also came from the military that wanted to
create a strong and secure Pakistan through 'controlled' democracy.
Multiple interventions by the military and deviations from the
foundational republican ideas left Pakistan in the rough sea of
power struggles, causing institutional decay and creating space for
the rise of radical Islam. Imagining Pakistan analyzes the
institutional imbalance between the military and the civilian
groups, the idea of the security state, and the Islamist social
forces and movements that have been engaged in the politics of
Islamic revival. It argues that Pakistan's stability, security and
progress will depend on pursuing the path of political modernity.
Although the restoration of parliamentary democracy and the
resilience of the Pakistani society are hopeful signs, resolving
the critical issues that Pakistan faces today will require
consolidation of democracy, better leadership, and a moderate and
modernist vision of both, the state and the society.
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