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In Political Kinship in Pakistan, Stephen M. Lyon illustrates how
contemporary politics in Pakistan are built on complex kinship
networks created through marriage and descent relations. Lyon
points to kinship as a critical mechanism for understanding both
Pakistan's continued inability to develop strong and stable
governments, and its incredible durability in the face of pressures
that have led to the collapse and failure of other states around
the world.
South Asian politics have long been characterized as dynastic, but
Steve Lyon contends that this overly simplifies the extent to which
dynasties depend on the support of distinct, self-interested
lineage groups. In Political Kinship in Pakistan, Lyon illustrates
how contemporary politics in Pakistan are built on complex kinship
networks created through marriage and descent relations. The
relative fragility of the Pakistani state has long begged the
question of how it can continue to function in the face of radical
shocks. Lyon points to kinship as a critical mechanism for
understanding both Pakistan’s continued inability to develop
strong and stable governments, and its incredible durability in the
face of pressures that have led to the collapse and failure of
other states around the world.
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