Pakistan : a country study

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
OCLC:623159962
Körperschaft: Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
Weitere Verfasser: Blood, Peter R., 1952-
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1995.
Ausgabe:6th ed.
Schriftenreihe:Area handbook series.
DA pam ; 550-48.
Schlagworte:
Pakistan.
Pākistān.
Online Zugang:LLMC Digital
Ähnliche Datensätze:Print version: Pakistan.
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Early civilizations
  • Islam in India
  • The Mughal period
  • Company rule
  • The British Raj. The forward policy ; The seeds of Muslim nationalism ; Beginnings of self-government ; The two nations theory ; Toward partition
  • Independent Pakistan. Problems at independence ; Constitutional beginnings ; Early foreign policy ; Collapse of the parliamentary system
  • The Ayub Khan era. Basic democracies ; The 1962 constitution ; Ayub Khan's foreign policy and the 1965 war with India
  • Yahya Khan and Bangladesh
  • Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and a new constitutional system
  • Zia ul-Haq and military domination, 1977-88
  • Pakistan and the world during the Zia regime
  • Physical environment. Boundaries ; Topography and drainage ; Climate ; Pollution and environmental issues ; National conservation goals
  • Population. Population distribution and density ; Population planning policies and problems ; Migration and growth of major cities ; Impact of migration to the Persian Gulf countries ; Repercussions of the war in Afghanistan
  • Social structure. Traditional kinship patterns ; Linguistic and ethnic groups ; Men, women, and the division of space ; The status of women and the women's movement
  • Religious life. Basic tenets of Islam ; Islam in Pakistani society ; Politicized Islam ; Non-Muslim minorities
  • Education. Structure of the system ; Female education ; Reform efforts
  • Health and welfare. Maternal and child health ; Health care policies and developments ; Special problems: smoking, drugs, and AIDS ; Zakat as a welfare system
  • Prospects for social cohesion
  • Structure of the economy
  • The role of government. Policy developments since independence ; Development planning
  • Finance. Budget ; Fiscal administration ; Monetary process
  • Foreign economic relations. Foreign aid ; Foreign trade ; External debt
  • Labor
  • Agriculture. Land use ; Irrigation ; Drainage ; Farm ownership and land reform ; Cropping patterns and production ; Livestock ; Forestry ; Fishing
  • Industry. Manufacturing ; Construction ; Energy ; Mining and quarrying
  • Services. Transportation ; Telecommunications ; Tourism
  • Constitutional and political inheritance. Independence ; Role of Islam ; Regional and ethnic factors ; The civil service ; The military
  • Early political development. Early constitutional building, 1947-58 ; Ayub Khan, 1958-69 ; Yahya Khan, 1969-71 ; Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, 1971-77 ; Zia ul-Haq, 1977-88
  • Constitutional and government structure. President ; Parliament and federal government ; Provincial governments ; Judiciary
  • Political dynamics. Muslim League ; Islami Jamhoori Ittehad ; Jamaat-i-Islami ; Pakistan People's Party ; Muhajir Qaumi Mahaz ; Awami National Party ; Jamiat-ul-Ulami-i-Islam ; Tekrik-i-Istiqlal
  • Political developments since Zia. The first government of Benazir Bhutto ; The caretaker government of Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi ; The government of Nawaz Sharif ; President Ghulam Ishaq Khan as power broker ; The "silent revolution": a year of political struggle ; The caretaker government of Moeen Qureshi ; Benazir Bhutto returns
  • The media
  • Foreign policy. India ; Other South Asian countries ; China ; Middle East ; The United States and the West ; International organizations
  • The armed services: a historical perspective. The colonial background ; The formation of Pakistan
  • Pakistan's evolving security dilemma. Survival in a harsh environment ; The United States alliance ; The army assumes control ; Collapse of Pakistan's security system ; The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ; The military reasserts itself ; Pakistani becomes a frontline state ; The armed forces in a new world order
  • The armed services. Constitutional basis and missions ; Defense strategy ; Ministry of defence ; Army and paramilitary forces ; Navy ; Air force ; Personnel and training ; Uniforms, ranks, and insignia ; Military production ; Budget ; Military justice ; Foreign security relationships ; The role of Islam
  • Internal security. Role and structure of the security forces ; Character of the security forces ; Crime ; Narcotics ; Courts and criminal procedure ; Prisons ; Islamic provisions ; Emergency provisions ; Subversion and civil unrest.

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