Burki, Shahid Javed.

Pakistan : the continuing search for nationhood--second edition, revised and updated / Shahid Javed Burki. - 2 Rev Upd ed. - [S.l.] : Westview Press, 1991. - 243 p. ; 22 cm. - Nations of contemporary asia. . - Nations of contemporary asia. .

Hardcover.

Pakistan came into being as the result of a movement that sought to establish a separate national identity for the Muslims of British India. This introduction to Pakistan's political, economic and social develpment includes an analysis of Benazir Bhutto and her downfall, as well as an examination of the general status of women in this predominantly Moslem culture. The author assesses the implications of the October 1990 elections - in which Bhutto was resoundingly defeated - and weighs the problems facing the new leadership as the search for stability continues.

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