Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Islam and the State -- 3. Modernism and Imagining of Pakistan -- 4. Erosion of Modernist Tradition -- 5. The State in Decline -- 6. The Politics of Islamic Revival -- 7. The Struggle Within -- 8. Conclusion: Reviving the State and Society
Summary
This study examines the conflict between two visions for Pakistan: a modern constitutional framework and an Islamist state. The author argues that Western liberal ideas were at the root of Pakistan's creation, analyzes the society's drift away from its founding philosophy, and assesses optimistic indications of its revival
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-213) and index
Notes
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