| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 322 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 1 |
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Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 1.
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| Contents |
Changing Pakistan -- Patterns of social change -- Landscape of independence -- Nation and ethnicity -- Urban transformations -- Development of the countryside -- Islam and social life -- Family, kinship, community, and civil society -- Everyday life -- Whither Pakistan |
| Summary |
This is the first English-language survey of Pakistan's socio-economic evolution. Mohammad Qadeer gives an essential overview of social and cultural transformation in Pakistan since independence, which is crucial to understanding Pakistan's likely future direction. Pakistan examines how tradition and family life continue to contribute long term stability, and explores the areas where very rapid changes are taking place: large population increase, urbanization, economic development, and the nature of civil society and the state. It offers an insightful view into Pakistan, exp |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-315) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social change -- Pakistan
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Islam and culture -- Pakistan
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Islam and culture
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Social change
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Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Pakistan -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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Pakistan -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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| Subject |
Pakistan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005036258 |
| ISBN |
0203099680 |
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9780203099681 |
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9786610563937 |
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6610563934 |
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9780415492225 |
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041549222X |
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