Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Pakistan

Introduction. Foundations and Identity Chapter 1: A Nation Divided or a People United? Paradoxes of Pakistani Identity Chapter 2: Jinnah's Pakistan: Debating the Nature of the State Chapter 3: The Encounter with Modernity in the Rural and Tribal Areas of Pakistan in Pakistani English fiction Chapter 4: The Inevitability of Cricket Politics and Institutions Chapter 5: State and Violence: The Dynamics of State Formation in Pakistan Chapter 6: Over and Above the Constitution: Pakistanâs Descend from Cooperative to Militarized Federalism Chapter 7: Talk the Talk: Why Parties Walk and Matter (Even in Pakistan) Chapter 8: From Potemkin Democracy to Praetorian Resurgence: The Evolution of Civil-Military Dynamics in Pakistan Chapter 9: Navigating Hybrid Governance: Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan Chapter 10: Reeling from Elite Capture Chapter 11: Pakistan's Patchwork of High Court Justice Education, Gender and Climate Chapter 12: The Stateâs Changing Visions of Womenâs Rights in Pakistan Chapter 13: Pakistan's Philanthropic Education Alternative Chapter 14: From Victimhood to Action: Understanding Pakistanâs Climate Narratives Islam and Islamization Chapter 15: Class Struggles and Political Islam in Pakistan Chapter 16: Pakistan's Descent into Religious Intolerance Chapter 17: Who Supports Sectarian Terrorism in Pakistan? Economy and Development Chapter 18: Crises on Repeat Chapter 19: The Pakistani Banking System: Still Standing For Now⦠Chapter 20: Taxation in Pakistan: Challenges, Reforms, and the Case for a Scientific Approach Chapter 21: From chaos to building a secure, sustainable energy future Military and Jihad Chapter 22: The Other Pakistan: Understanding the Military-Jihadi Complex Chapter 23: Counterterrorism in Pakistan: Turf Wars and Strategic Miscalculations Chapter 24: Violent Non-State Actors in the Afghanistan-Pakistan Relationship: Historical Context and Future Prospects Chapter 25: Pakistanâs Fitful Quest for Sea-Power Amidst Great Power Competition in the Indian Ocean External Relations and Security Chapter 26: Pakistan's Foreign Policy Since the Fall of Kabul Chapter 27: India, Pakistan, and the Search for Peace Chapter 28: Kashmir and the India-Pakistan Conundrum Chapter 29: The Afghanistan-Pakistan Conundrum and Swat: A new Flower will be Born in this Pool of Blood Chapter 30: Pakistanâs Relations with Gulf Countries Chapter 31: Iran and Pakistan: A Case of Keeping A Distance Chapter 32: Pakistan and the United States: Strategic Partnership, Discordant Goals Chapter 33: The China-Pakistan Strategic Partnership