Imagining Pakistan - Modernism, State, and the Politics of Islamic Revival

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.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Islam and the State
Chapter 3: Modernism and Imagining of Pakistan
Chapter 4: Erosion of Modernist Tradition
Chapter 5: State in Decline
Chapter 6: The Politics of Islamic Revival
Chapter 7: The Struggle Within
Chapter 8: Conclusion: Reviving the State and Society

About the author

Rasul Bakhsh Rais is professor of political science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Rasul Bakhsh Rais, Rais Rasul Bakhsh
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781498553971
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5397-1
• No. of pages: 234
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Islam, Asia, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), HISTORY / Asia / South / General