The Post - Colonial State and Social Transformation in India and Pakistan

The Post - Colonial State and Social Transformation in India and Pakistan

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Author: S M Naseem
Khalid Nadvi/
Editor(s): S M Naseem / Khalid Nadvi
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 473
ISBN/UPC (if available): 978-0-19-579636-0

Description

The essays in this volume will set the tone for the development of a healthy tradition among social scientists of questioning orthodox perceptions based on reasoned and well-researched debate and will serve to stimulate debate on the current economic and social issues of South Asia, particularly Pakistan.

The book consist of sixteen chapters related to the themes which have been the central focus of well-known social scientist, Professor Hamza Alavi’s work on social and economic issues in post-colonial South Asia. These include, in the context of his analysis of post-colonial societies, the role of the state, conflict and coalition among economic and social groups, the character of economic reforms, the role of religion and the status of women. Although some of the essays are of an abstract nature, most concentrate on contemporary problems facing South Asia, particularly Pakistan.

The book contains contributions by academics, researchers and social activists from such varied disciplines as philosophy, literature, religious studies, history, sociology, anthropology and economics.

Contents

Introduction

PART I: STATE AND GOVERNANCE

State and Governance as Factors in Development: In Search of a Theory

Ethnicity, State, and National Integration

Ethnonationalism and Democracy:
Is Co-Existence Possible?

The Language of the Salariat

PART II: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE

Land Reforms in India and Pakistan:
A Comparative Review

Social Networks in Urban Punjab:
A Case Study of the Sialkot Surgical Instrument Cluster

Changes in the Agrarian Structure of Pakistan

State-Society Conjunctures and Disjunctures:
Pakistan’s Manufacturing Performance

The Crisis of Growth and Economic Management in Pakistan

PART III: RELIGION AND DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH ASIA

Religion as History in the Making of South Asian Identities

Pakistan, Islam, and Progress

Islam, Liberalism, and Democracy

Consciousness of Muslim Identity in South Asia before 1947

PART IV: GENDER RELATIONS IN MUSLIM SOCIETY

Women’s Experiences of Identity, Religion, and Activism in Pakistan

Fundamentalism, Symbolism, and Women

Women’s Movement in Pakistan:
Problems and Prospects

Notes on the Contributors

Index