Pervez Hoodbhoy
Biographic Data
| ID | 315604 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pervez Hoodbhoy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pervez |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoodbhoy |
| SIGNATURE | HOODBHOY P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Professor of Physics and Public Commentator, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4847-8682 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pakistan: Origins, Identity and Future
The rocky road to modernity: An assessment of Pakistan’s 75 years
To assess whether Pakistan is moving towards or away from modernity I examine here the evolution of three key aspects: the overall idea system of society, the political system, and national culture. A meaningful analysis must begin with pre-colonial India, examine how British rule made fundamental changes, and the emergence of Pakistan as a result of Muslim religious identity. Although the beginnings of Pakistani modernity were shaky, the earlier…
Nuclear fears, hopes and realities in Pakistan
In the four decades since Pakistan launched its nuclear weapons program, and especially in the fifteen years since the nuclear tests of 1998, a way of thinking and a related set of feelings about the bomb have taken hold among policy-makers and the public in Pakistan. These include the ideas that the bomb can ensure Pakistan's security; resolve the long-standing dispute with India over Kashmir in Pakistan's favour; help create a new national spir…
US-India Nuclear Deal Fuels an Asian Arms Race
For all who have opposed Pakistan's nuclear program over the years - including myself - the US-India nuclear agreement may be the worst thing that has happened in a long time
The United States and Islam: Toward Perpetual War
Pervez Hoodbhoy The United States and Islam: Toward Perpetual War? When the banner is unfurled, all reason is in the trumpet —Ukrainian proverb TRAPPED BETWEEN THE SCYLLA OF AMERICAN IMPERIAL ARROGANCE and the Charybdis of Islamic religious fanaticism, citizens of Planet Earth have entered an age of unprecedented insecurity and fear. They are frequently blown to bits both by bombs launched from hundreds of miles away, as well as bombs in backpack…
Can Pakistan Work? A Country in Search of Itself
Can Pakistan Work? A Country in Search of Itself
Nuclear fears, hopes and realities in Pakistan
In the four decades since Pakistan launched its nuclear weapons program, and especially in the fifteen years since the nuclear tests of 1998, a way of thinking and a related set of feelings about the bomb have taken hold among policy-makers and the public in Pakistan. These include the ideas that the bomb can ensure Pakistan's security; resolve the long-standing dispute with India over Kashmir in Pakistan's favour; help create a new national spir…
Can Pakistan Work? A Country in Search of Itself
The United States and Islam: Toward Perpetual War
Pervez Hoodbhoy The United States and Islam: Toward Perpetual War? When the banner is unfurled, all reason is in the trumpet —Ukrainian proverb TRAPPED BETWEEN THE SCYLLA OF AMERICAN IMPERIAL ARROGANCE and the Charybdis of Islamic religious fanaticism, citizens of Planet Earth have entered an age of unprecedented insecurity and fear. They are frequently blown to bits both by bombs launched from hundreds of miles away, as well as bombs in backpack…
US-India Nuclear Deal Fuels an Asian Arms Race
For all who have opposed Pakistan's nuclear program over the years - including myself - the US-India nuclear agreement may be the worst thing that has happened in a long time
Nuclear fears, hopes and realities in Pakistan
In the four decades since Pakistan launched its nuclear weapons program, and especially in the fifteen years since the nuclear tests of 1998, a way of thinking and a related set of feelings about the bomb have taken hold among policy-makers and the public in Pakistan. These include the ideas that the bomb can ensure Pakistan's security; resolve the long-standing dispute with India over Kashmir in Pakistan's favour; help create a new national spir…
The rocky road to modernity: An assessment of Pakistan’s 75 years
To assess whether Pakistan is moving towards or away from modernity I examine here the evolution of three key aspects: the overall idea system of society, the political system, and national culture. A meaningful analysis must begin with pre-colonial India, examine how British rule made fundamental changes, and the emergence of Pakistan as a result of Muslim religious identity. Although the beginnings of Pakistani modernity were shaky, the earlier…
Pakistan: Origins, Identity and Future
History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Islam (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (2 works)