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Subject(s)

• Pakistani fiction (English)—History and criticism [Browse]
• Group identity—Pakistan [Browse]

Series

• Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 67. [More in this series]
• Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; 67 [More in this series]

Summary note

Looking at a wide selection of Pakistani novels in English, this book explores how literary texts imaginatively probe the past, convey the present, and project a future in terms that facilitate a sense of collective belonging. The novels discussed cover a range of historical movements and developments, including pre-20th century Islamic history, the 1947 partition, the 1971 Pakistani war, the Zia years, and post-9/11 Pakistan, as well as pervasive themes, including ethnonationalist tensions, the zamindari system, and conspiracy thinking.The book offers a range of representations of h

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Language note

English

Contents

• pt. 1. Idea to nation
• pt. 2. Islamic nation? : Islamic state?
• pt. 3. Multicultural nation, privileged state
• pt. 4. Failed state, nation in crisis.

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ISBN

• 1-135-90732-3
• 0-203-55224-5
• 1-299-46946-9
• 1-135-90725-0

OCLC

• 840257043
• 842891492

Doi

• 10.4324/9780203552247

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