Rais, Rasul Bakhsh. <br/><br/>
Imagining Pakistan :  Modernism, State, and the Politics of Islamic Revival. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (235 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Islam and the State -- 3 Modernism and Imagining of Pakistan -- 4 Erosion of Modernist Tradition -- 5 The State in Decline -- 6 The Politics of Islamic Revival -- 7 The Struggle Within -- 8 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. 
<br/><br/> This study examines the conflict between two visions for Pakistan: a modern constitutional framework and an Islamist state. The author argues that Western liberal ideas were at the root of Pakistan's creation, analyzes the society's drift away from its founding philosophy, and assesses optimistic indications of its revival. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781498553964 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam and politics--Pakistan.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS384.R357 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.9549/1