Islamisation of Pakistani Social Studies Textbooks

Author: Yvette Claire Rosser
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 109
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129102218

Description

Textbooks often become a part of the political agenda of the state. In the case of Pakistani Social Studies textbooks, the result has been disastrous. Whether it is military or civilian government, the content of the textbooks have been consciously manipulated to serve the interests of the ruling power.

This has come at the cost of correct information and reasoned analyses. Rosser, in this study, makes an interesting probe into the Islamic nation-building project in Pakistan through the medium of education.