Full Description
This thoroughly revised and updated edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Pakistan offers an accessible yet comprehensive guide to understanding one of the most strategically located and complex countries in the world. It offers a comprehensive overview of the country and its myriad challenges.
Bringing together a group of leading international scholars on Pakistan, this second edition expands on the first by covering the country's political, social, and economic evolution, splitting the topics into the following sections:
Foundations and Identity
Politics and Institutions
Education, Gender and Climate
Islam and Islamization
Economy and Development
Military and Jihad
External Relations and Security
The handbook shows that Pakistan's crises have only exacerbated since the publication of the first edition. It is a cutting-edge and interdisciplinary resource for those interested in studying Pakistani politics, economics, culture and society and South Asian Studies.
Contents
Introduction. Foundations and Identity Chapter 1: A Nation Divided or a People United? Paradoxes of Pakistani Identity Chapter 2: Jinnah's Pakistan: Debating the Nature of the State Chapter 3: The Encounter with Modernity in the Rural and Tribal Areas of Pakistan in Pakistani English fiction Chapter 4: The Inevitability of Cricket Politics and Institutions Chapter 5: State and Violence: The Dynamics of State Formation in Pakistan Chapter 6: Over and Above the Constitution: Pakistan's Descend from Cooperative to Militarized Federalism Chapter 7: Talk the Talk: Why Parties Walk and Matter (Even in Pakistan) Chapter 8: From Potemkin Democracy to Praetorian Resurgence: The Evolution of Civil-Military Dynamics in Pakistan Chapter 9: Navigating Hybrid Governance: Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan Chapter 10: Reeling from Elite Capture Chapter 11: Pakistan's Patchwork of High Court Justice Education, Gender and Climate Chapter 12: The State's Changing Visions of Women's Rights in Pakistan Chapter 13: Pakistan's Philanthropic Education Alternative Chapter 14: From Victimhood to Action: Understanding Pakistan's Climate Narratives Islam and Islamization Chapter 15: Class Struggles and Political Islam in Pakistan Chapter 16: Pakistan's Descent into Religious Intolerance Chapter 17: Who Supports Sectarian Terrorism in Pakistan? Economy and Development Chapter 18: Crises on Repeat Chapter 19: The Pakistani Banking System: Still Standing For Now... Chapter 20: Taxation in Pakistan: Challenges, Reforms, and the Case for a Scientific Approach Chapter 21: From chaos to building a secure, sustainable energy future Military and Jihad Chapter 22: The Other Pakistan: Understanding the Military-Jihadi Complex Chapter 23: Counterterrorism in Pakistan: Turf Wars and Strategic Miscalculations Chapter 24: Violent Non-State Actors in the Afghanistan-Pakistan Relationship: Historical Context and Future Prospects Chapter 25: Pakistan's Fitful Quest for Sea-Power Amidst Great Power Competition in the Indian Ocean External Relations and Security Chapter 26: Pakistan's Foreign Policy Since the Fall of Kabul Chapter 27: India, Pakistan, and the Search for Peace Chapter 28: Kashmir and the India-Pakistan Conundrum Chapter 29: The Afghanistan-Pakistan Conundrum and Swat: A new Flower will be Born in this Pool of Blood Chapter 30: Pakistan's Relations with Gulf Countries Chapter 31: Iran and Pakistan: A Case of Keeping A Distance Chapter 32: Pakistan and the United States: Strategic Partnership, Discordant Goals Chapter 33: The China-Pakistan Strategic Partnership
