Sign in. Password recovery. Recover your password. Forgot your password? Get help. If you are a history lover and wants to know why Pakistan came into existence then this book is awesome. The Making of Pakistan An investigation in Nationalism is a significant study of the productive essayist. He portrays completely the inescapable chronicled factors that helped shape the Muslim patriotism after diverse occasions.
From many army checkpoints to getting your own escort when traveling in remote areas, I can assure you: Pakistan is one of the toughest countries I have ever been to. I am sure you have also heard many negative things in media channels about the country, but there is a need to look further than the image portrayed.
There is so much going on in Pakistan and you have certainly heard about nuclear weapons, independent areas, Taliban, Bin Laden and terrorist attacks. This book is ideal for a deeper understanding of the constant tensions in the Indo-Afghan border and the history of Islam, especially its very important figures: mullahs.
It is in the Tribal Areas of Pakistan that the local mullahs assume powerful roles. After Partition in , the Tribal Areas maintained their status as an autonomous region, and mullahs gained power by supporting armed mobilization in exchange for protection of their independence. This book explains how jihads support Pashtun ethnicism, the anti-colonial nationalism, Pakistani territorialism, religious control and anti-Soviet and anti-Americans views.
A very interesting about Pakistan if you want to comprehend the power of Islam in the country and especially in the frontier between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Also, you will get a deep understanding of how to move around the country, which in my experience is never easy in autonomous regions. The book is a collection of remarkable stories based on the division of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan in the year When the subcontinent was partitioned, millions of Hindus and Sikhs left their ancestral homes in former Pakistan and headed towards India, while Muslims made the inverse journey.
I highly recommend reading it, as understanding the partition and what events took place, is key for a good grasp of the country. This book describes the status of women in Pakistan and the lack of freedom many of them suffer.
It is a quick and exciting read. The characters are full of life and the landscape of the country is described in gorgeous detail. Qasim leaves his tribal village in the remote Himalayas when he is young. Caught up in the conflict surrounding the creation of Pakistan, he takes an orphaned girl as his daughter and brings her to the city of Lahore. Considered one of the finest collections of short stories to come out of South Asia. It is an essential glimpse into the tribal world, a hidden one that has enormous geopolitical significance today.
It shows the clash between people governing themselves through old tribal codes and the modern governments. Experiencing the tribal areas of Swat Valley is one of the greatest memories I have from my trip through Pakistan. He prospers in New York and his romance with Erica promises entry into Manhattan society at the same exalted level once occupied by his own family back in Lahore.
But in the wake of September 11th, Changez finds his position in his adopted city suddenly reversed, his relationship with Erica changed completely and his own identity is in seismic shift as well. The Reluctant Fundamentalist has received awards from different organizations, in numerous occasions as bestseller and book of the year.
A book to comprehend the position of many women in Pakistan. It is important to flag that not every single woman lives like the one described in this novel.
She tried to keep up with her family expectations and agreed to marry an eminent political figure. When her husband became possessive and jealous, she suffered in silence and alone until she decided to rebel from her unhappy marriage. She lost all her friends, children, and family — the price a Muslim woman must pay for rebellion is high.
This book shocked Pakistani society, which is quite incredible, as it is quite obvious there are still many cases like the one described in the book. From my point of view, this is an essential read. Coming from the West, where the position of women is completely different, this book will prepare you and help you understand what you will see with your own eyes when meeting local families, and women specifically.
Regards M. Aslam Malik. Are you have the soft copies of these books or some other essential historical books of Pakistan and united India. If have, please notify for our further guidelines. If anyone have it in soft form. Cohen is basically opposite to the description above. Its like a false machine trying to question the existence of this nation.
Book seems to be discussing his personal perspectives and unlike its title, says relatively too less about the history and roots of the idea of Pakistan. Read it but do not believe everything. Aziz 3 Jinnah vs. If you can help, i will be much obliged. Below is my email i. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Hodson This book looks back at the final days of the Raj British rule up to the creation of Pakistan. Jinnah: Creator of Pakistan, by Hector Bolitho This is the first authoritative biography of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, which remained the only significant work for thirty years.
Pakistan: A Modern History, by Ian Talbot The populist view of Pakistan in the west is fairly stereotypical with fundamentalism, violence and absence of true democracy as the central themes. The Idea of Pakistan, by Stephen P. Cohen We constantly hear how Pakistan is a failed state, which is about to collapse. The Oxford Companion to Pakistani History Edited by Ayesha Jalal Students of Pakistani history will find this work to be of great value as it encompasses objective information about a vast array of topics related to Pakistan.
Aziz What we have come to know as the history of Pakistan, is it really like it is told? New Perspectives on Pakistan Visions for the Future Edited, by Saeed Shafqat The prevalent discourse about Pakistan is fairly similar across the board, the primary themes of which are failed state, fundamentalism and a gloomy future. Tagged Pakistan Pakistan's history. About author. Aslam View all posts. Related articles.
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