1st Edition

Pakistan - Social and Cultural Transformations in a Muslim Nation

By Mohammad Qadeer Copyright 2006
336 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

336 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

336 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This is the first English-language survey of Pakistan’s socio-economic evolution. Mohammad Qadeer gives an essential overview of social and cultural transformation in Pakistan since independence, which is crucial to understanding Pakistan’s likely future direction. Pakistan examines how tradition and family life continue to contribute long term stability, and explores the areas where very... Read more
1. Evolution of Pakistani Society  2. Patterns of Social Change  3. Landscape of Independence  4. Nation and Ethnicity  5. Urban Transformation  6. The Countryside  7. Family, Religion and Community  8. Popular Culture and Pakistani Mind  9. State, Society and Individual  10. Whither Pakistan; Social Development of a Postcolonial Society

Biography

Mohammad Qadeer