Table of Contents

Pakistan: Land, Society and Economy * Colonial Rule, Authoritarianism and Regional History in North-West India * The Pakistan Movement: Its Dynamics and Legacies * Picking Up the Pieces: Pakistan 1947-9 * The Destruction of Democracy in Pakistan * Solon Amongst the Subalterns * Things Fall Apart * People's Power: Hopes and Impediments * Islam Changes Everything? * Democracy Restored? Pakistan Politics 1988-93 * Democracy in Crisis: Pakistan Politics 1993-7 * Conclusion * Appendices * Abbreviations * Select Bibliography * Glossary * Index

About the Author

Ian Talbot is Senior Lecturer in History at Coventry University.

Reviews

"Bound to become a standard reference among the watchers of South Asia."--"Publishers Weekly"
..".Essential reading for scholars and students seeking an informed narrative of Pakistani political history."--"Journal of Asian Studies"