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Purifying the land of the pure : a history of Pakistan's religious minorities /

In Purifying the Land of the Pure, Farahnaz Ispahani analyzes Pakistan's policies towards its religious minority populations, both Muslim and non-Muslim, since independence in 1947.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ispahani, Farahnaz (Author)
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017
New York, NY : [2017]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Demography, state and religion
  • Ideological state
  • Militarism and national identity
  • Balancing act : 1972-1977
  • Islamization : 1977-1988
  • Global jihad and Pakistan's minorities, 1988-1999
  • Militancy, terrorism and sectarianism - 1999 onwards.