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Informative...
This book teaches you in laymen terms, the ancient history, the religions, the economics, the wars, and the social status of India, Pakistan and the formation of Bangladesh. The reader will get a comprehensive knowledge of India and Pakistan with numerous pictures, real life photos, illustrations, maps, and also with question and answer activities at the end of each chapter (for testing).
You will get a clear and informative understanding of ancient India, the formations of Pakistan and Bangladesh and their relations to the world up to the 1970s. Great for history and social study courses in high schools and colleges... ... Read more

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Illustrated with beautiful colour photos throughout, On Wings of Diesel takes us on a journey through the fascinating world of Pakistani truck decoration. Considered as moving art, these trucks-veritable roving exhibitions-depict all aspects of life and support a highly developed artisanal industry. Exploring the significance of the practice, Jamal J. Elias provides a unique window on Pakistan, and addresses complex questions of culture, society, and religion in an accessible and entertaining way. ... Read more

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Chapters: Culture of Pakistan. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 66. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The society and culture of Pakistan (Urdu: ) comprises numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups: the Punjabis, Kashmiri and Sindhis in the east; the tribal cultures of the Baloch and Pashtun in the west; and the ancient Dardic and Tajik communities in the north. These Pakistani cultures have been greatly influenced by many of the surrounding countries' cultures, such as the Turkish, Persian, Afghan, and Indians of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. In ancient times, Pakistan was a major cultural hub. Many cultural practices and great monuments have been inherited from the time of the ancient rulers of the region. One of the greatest cultural influences was that of the Persian Empire, of which Pakistan was a part. In fact, the Pakistani satraps were at one time the richest and most productive of the massive Persian Empire. Other key influences include the Afghan Empire, and later, the short lived but influential Mughal Empire. Pakistan has a cultural and ethnic background going back to the Indus Valley Civilization, which existed from 28001800 B.C., and was remarkable for its ordered cities, advanced sanitation, excellent roads, and uniquely structured society. Pakistan has been invaded many times in the past, and has been occupied and settled by many different peoples, each of whom have left their imprint on the current inhabitants of the country. Some of the largest groups were the 'Aryans', Greeks, Scythians, Persians, White Huns, Arabs, Turks, Mongols, Afghans, Buddhists and other Eurasian groups, up to and including the British, who left in the late 1940s. The region has formed a distinct cultural unit within the main cultural complex of South Asia, the Middle Eas...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1622957 ... Read more

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Presenting a framework that incorporates macro-level forces into micro-level strategic calculations, this book explains key political choices by leaders and challengers in Pakistan through the political survival mechanism. It offers an explanation for continuing polity weakness in the country, and describes how political survival shapes the choices made by the leaders and challengers.

Using a unique analysis that synthesizes theories of weak states, quasi-states and political survival, the book extends beyond rationalist accounts and the application of choice-theoretical approaches to developing countries. It challenges the focus on ideology and suggests that diverse, religiously and ethnically-defined affinity groups have interests that are represented in particular ways in weak state circumstances. Extensive interviews with decision-makers and polity-participants, combined with narrative accounts, allow the author to examine decision-making by leaders in a state bureaucratic machinery context as well as the complex mechanisms by which dissident affinity groups may support ‘quasi-state’ options. This study can be used for comparisons in Islamic contexts, and presents an interesting contribution to studies on South Asia as well as Political Development.

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Explores in text and photographs the geography, history, government, economy, and culture of this nation in South Asia. ... Read more

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A Truly Islamic Republic
I have read and looked at this book about 20 times from my local library, and I have to say this is a good book about Pakistan.

This book talks about the main religions of Pakistan: Islam 97%, Hinduism 1.8%, and Christianity 1.6%.

Other subjects include how many languages are spoken in Pakistan: Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Baluchi, and English. ... Read more

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Since their founding as independent nations, nuclear issues have been key elements of nationalism and the public sphere in both India and Pakistan. Yet the relationship between nuclear arms and civil society in the region is seldom taken into account in conventional security studies. These original and provocative essays examine the political and ideological components of national drives to possess and test nuclear weapons. Equal coverage for comparable issues in each country frames the volume as a genuine dialogue across this contested boundary.

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Chapters: Culture of Pakistan. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 217. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The society and culture of Pakistan (Urdu: ) comprises numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups: the Punjabis, Kashmiri and Sindhis in the east; the tribal cultures of the Baloch and Pashtun in the west; and the ancient Dardic and Tajik communities in the north. These Pakistani cultures have been greatly influenced by many of the surrounding countries' cultures, such as the Turkish, Persian, Afghan, and Indians of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. In ancient times, Pakistan was a major cultural hub. Many cultural practices and great monuments have been inherited from the time of the ancient rulers of the region. One of the greatest cultural influences was that of the Persian Empire, of which Pakistan was a part. In fact, the Pakistani satraps were at one time the richest and most productive of the massive Persian Empire. Other key influences include the Afghan Empire, and later, the short lived but influential Mughal Empire. Pakistan has a cultural and ethnic background going back to the Indus Valley Civilization, which existed from 28001800 B.C., and was remarkable for its ordered cities, advanced sanitation, excellent roads, and uniquely structured society. Pakistan has been invaded many times in the past, and has been occupied and settled by many different peoples, each of whom have left their imprint on the current inhabitants of the country. Some of the largest groups were the 'Aryans', Greeks, Scythians, Persians, White Huns, Arabs, Turks, Mongols, Afghans, Buddhists and other Eurasian groups, up to and including the British, who left in the late 1940s. The region has formed a distinct cultural unit within the main cultural complex of South Asia, the Middle Ea...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1622957 ... Read more

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Culture of Pakistan. Pakistani literature, Urdu, Books and publishing in Pakistan, Pakistani poetry, List of Urdu language poets, Music of Pakistan, Theatre of Pakistan, Pakistani architecture, Sport in Pakistan, Pakistani cuisine, Basant, Independence Day (Pakistan), Television in Pakistan, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, Cinema of Pakistan, Kara Film Festival, Cinepax, Salwar kameez, Economy of Pakistan, Economy of Karachi, Public holidays in Pakistan ... Read more

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Free Wikipedia Pages at an Extortionate Price
This book is a hodge podge of otherwise free Wikipedia articles related to Pakistan, its language, history, literature and culture. These are encyclopedia type articles but nothing in depth. As with most Wikipedia material, the articles are good for a very basic understanding of the subject, but no more. The most diasppointing aspect of this book is that the Amazon description does not disclose the Wikipedia source -- a serious ommission in my opinion. Additionally, the price/content ratio is very poor. The price of this book is way, way too high. Why buy this book when you can read and/or print off the absolutaly up to date Wikepedia articles for free? I returned the copy I purchased. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Countries and Their Cultures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 3321 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Covers the broad range of popular religious culture of the United States at the close of the twentieth century. Beliefs, practices, symbols, traditions, movements, organizations, and leaders from the many traditions in the pluralistic American community are represented. Also includes cults and phenomena that drew followers, such as Heaven's Gale and UFOs. ... Read more

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Illustrated with beautiful colour photos throughout, On Wings of Diesel takes us on a journey through the fascinating world of Pakistani truck decoration. Considered as moving art, these trucks-veritable roving exhibitions-depict all aspects of life and support a highly developed artisanal industry. Exploring the cultural significance of the practice, Jamal J. Elias provides a unique window on Pakistan, and addresses complex questions of culture, society, and religion in an accessible and entertaining way. ... Read more