Old Roads, New Highways: Fifty Years of Pakistan 0195778456, 9780195778458

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The Jubilee Series

50 Years of Pakistan

OXFORD

OLD ROADS, NEW HIGHWAYS Fifty Years of Pakistan edited by Victoria Schofield Old Roads, New Highways examines Pakistan’s development in varied, yet interrelated spheres since its creation in 1947: the arts and drama as they try to survive alongside a strong trend towards Islamic ‘fundamentalism’; schools as they attempt to meet the demands of an ever-increasing population; democracy as it struggles to establish itself in a country prone to military dictatorship. Topics covered include literature, architecture, archaeology, music, science, and sport, as well as freedom of the press, human rights, and ideology. How has this new nation developed and why has democracy been so intermittent? How have its people of diverse cultures and tribes fused together into a nation state? In what fields have its people excelled? What problems does the country still face? These questions and many others are examined by a wide range of writers and commentators,

who have been closely involved with Pakistan’s progress over the past fifty years. Edited by Victoria Schofield, Old Roads, New Highways provides an appreciative insight into the successes and failures of one of the largest Muslim countries in the world, founded on the basis of religion, yet imbued _ with the legacy of its colonial past in terms of its system of government and the institutions it wishes to maintain.

Front Cover:

The Road to Murree (Victoria Schofield)

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New Highways: Fifty Years of Pakistan

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