Stephen Cohen, The Idea of Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2634669 |
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| Authors | Mariam Mufti (Lahore University of Management Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1960-6060 • E-ISSN: 1960-6060 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/samaj.214 |
| OpenAlex | W1480716624 |
| Language | EN |
The central question that Stephen Cohen grapples with in his book, The Idea of Pakistan, is what is Pakistan? Is it a ‘rogue state’, ‘a delinquent nation’, ‘Taliban East’ a ‘failing state’ or just ‘misunderstood but an effective US ally’ (p. 2)? To probe beyond these descriptions of Pakistan, Cohen has two purposes in mind. First, he wants to demonstrate why Indian Muslims felt the need for a separate homeland to pursue their ‘civilizational destiny’. Second, he wants to narrate how the state
History · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Highly cited | No |
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