The vanguard of the Islamic revolution : the Jamaʻat-i Islami of Pakistan /

In this groundbreaking study, Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr examines the origins, historical development, and political strategies of one of the oldest and most influential Islamic revival movements, the Jama'at-i Islami of Pakistan. He focuses on the inherent tension between the movement's ideali...

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Main Author: Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1994
Berkeley : [1994], ©1994
Berkeley : c1994
Berkeley, Calif. : 1994
Series:Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 19
Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; v. 19
Comparative studies on Muslim societies v. 19
Comparative studies on Muslim societies; v. 19
Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 19
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. History and Development. 1. The Quest for a Holy Community. 2. From Holy Community to Political Party
  • Pt. 2. Structure and Social Base. 3. Organization. 4. Social Base
  • Pt. 3. Politics. 5. Prelude to Pakistan, 1941-1947. 6. Entering the Political Process, 1947-1958. 7. The Secular State, 1958-1971. 8. The Bhutto Years, 1971-1977. 9. Accommodation and Opposition, 1977-1988. 10. The Rebirth of Democracy, 1988-1993. 11. Islamic Revivalism in the Political Process
  • Pt. 1 History and Development. 1. The Quest for a Holy Community. 2. From Holy Community to Political Party
  • Pt. 2. Structure and Social Base. 3. Organization. 4. Social Base
  • Pt. 3. Politics. 5. Prelude to Pakistan, 1941-1947. 6. Entering the Political Process, 1947-1958. 7. The Secular State, 1958-1971. 8. The Bhutto Years, 1971-1977. 9. Accommodation and Opposition, 1977-1988. 10. The Rebirth of Democracy, 1988-1993. 11. Islamic Revivalism in the Political Process.
  • pt. 1 History and Development. 1. The Quest for a Holy Community. 2. From Holy Community to Political Party
  • pt. 2. Structure and Social Base. 3. Organization. 4. Social Base
  • pt. 3. Politics. 5. Prelude to Pakistan, 1941-1947. 6. Entering the Political Process, 1947-1958. 7. The Secular State, 1958-1971. 8. The Bhutto Years, 1971-1977. 9. Accommodation and Opposition, 1977-1988. 10. The Rebirth of Democracy, 1988-1993. 11. Islamic Revivalism in the Political Process.