Writer: Arasto
With the emergence of democracy in the
city-state of Athens in the years around 460 BC, public speaking became
an essential skill for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils – and
even for ordinary citizens in the courts of law. In response, the
technique of rhetoric rapidly developed, br..
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Writer: Ali Usman Qasmi
After the trauma of mass violence and massive population movements around the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, both new nation states faced the enormous challenge of creating new national narratives, symbols, and histories, as well as a new framework for their political life. While leadershi..
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Writer: Ayesha Jalal
Established
as a homeland for India’s Muslims in 1947, Pakistan has had a
tumultuous history. Beset by assassinations, coups, ethnic strife, and
the breakaway of Bangladesh in 1971, the country has found itself too
often contending with religious extremism and military authoritarianism.
No..
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Writer: Ian Talbot
If Pakistan is to
preserve all that is good about the country, it must face the
deterioration of its social and political institutions. Sidestepping
easy headlines to identify Pakistan’s true dangers, this volume revisits
the major turning points and trends of Pakistani history over the past..
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Writer: Ayesha Jalal
The idea of jihad is central to Islamic faith and ethics, yet its meanings have been highly contested over time. They have ranged from the philosoph-ical struggle to live an ethical life to the political injunction to wage war against enemies of Islam. Today more than ever, jihad signifies the polit..
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This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the
principles and practices of family laws in Pakistan, incorporating the
most recent case law and statutes. The case law has been organised in a
systematic manner providing a critical analysis of the leading judicial
precedents. Ea..
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Writer: Ayesha Siddiqa
Pakistan is a strategic ally of the US in the ‘war on terror’. It is the
third largest recipient of US aid in the world. Yet Pakistan is a state
run by its army and intelligence service. Operating in the shadows,
Pakistan’s military industrial complex owns and controls swathes of the
economi..
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Writer: Syed Hasan Javed
The increasing economic activity of the Chinese people in the Islamic
countries and society through the Belt and Road has provided China with
enormous commercial potential. However, only through a full
understanding (and appreciation) of values of the Islamic culture and
Muslim, China could ..
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Writer: Steve Coll
(Saddam Hussein, The CIA And The Origins Of America's Invasion Of Iraq) “Excellent
. . . A more intimate picture of the dictator’s thinking about world
politics, local power and his relationship to the United States than has
been seen before.” —The New York Times“Another triumph from one of ou..
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Writer: Ilhan Niaz
Recipient
of the 2014 Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan award for
Best Book in the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
This book provides a one-volume historical survey of the origins,
development, and nature of state power. It demonstrates that Eurasia is
home to a dominant t..
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Writer: Ahmer Bilal Soofi
The message of the Qur'an has been interpreted through Qur'anic studies or Ulūm al-Qur'ān by many authors over centuries. The legal aspects of the Qur'an have been explored through the jurisprudence of the Sharīʿah or the Uṣūl al-Fiqh, and the moral and ethical code for believers has been researched..
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Writer: Raza Ali Khan
Outstanding work on the subject. The author’s exploration of
Iran-Pakistan relations is profoundly deep, objectively analytical and
in my view, makes a solid contribution to Pakistan’s foreign policy, and
understanding of Iran as a critical regional power. It is an admirably
stellar work of ..
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Writer: S. Akbar Zaidi
Using a political economy framework, this book examines issues
related to the process of democratization, decentralisation, governance
and civil society in Pakistan, in an historical and contemporary
context. The book highlights social and structural transitions and
transformations in econom..
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Writer: Zamir Akram
The Security Imperative is an in-depth study of the evolution of
Pakistan’s nuclear programme until it became a reality despite all the
international pressures against it and the challenges along the way. A
must-read for those who want to know the other side of the “Western” or
“internationa..
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Writer: Syed Shabbir Hussain
"Ayub, Bhutto and Zia - How they fell victim to their own plans" reveals
the fascinating story of the rise and fall of the three men who linked
the destiny of Pakistan with their own destiny and how when they fell
almost everything they had done was undone. As a Rawalpindi - Islamabad
based ..
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Clear and concise steps to develop the
confidence and mental edge that sets you apart as a trailblazing
leader--the same approach thousands of professional athletes have used
to become champions.The Leader's Mind taps
into the same tips and techniques honed by top-tier athletes, such as
ho..
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Writer: Steven Bartlett
Steven Bartlett is an Entrepreneur, speaker, investor, author and the
host of UK's No.1 podcast ‘The Diary of a CEO’ - an unfiltered journey
into the remarkable stories and untold dimensions of the world’s most
influential people, experts and thinkers.Steven is an
accomplished investor in th..
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Writer: Musa Khan Jalalzai
The author explores the problems that Pakistan has faced throughout its history in the institution of governance, and how there are internal as well as external factors into play in the persistence of these problems...
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Writer: Asim Imdad Ali
In 1824 Jeremy Bentham wrote “The Book of Fallacies,” in which he listed more than 50 mistaken beliefs or delusions that prevented the introduction of reforms in his country. This book, "Blind Spots in Pakistan's History," lists far less than 50 blind spots (enduring fallacies and flawed philosophie..
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Writer: David Waterman
New Dimensions in Contemporary Pakistani and Kashmiri WritingsHistory, Memory, Fiction proposes an examination of several
contemporary novels and memoirs of leading Pakistani and Kashmiri
writers, considering them as historical fiction, in other words as works
that are based on real-world fact..
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Writer: Zafar Ullah Poshni
Zafar Ullah Poshni was a young Pakistan Army captain when he was
arrested for taking part in the famous ‘Rawalpindi Conspiracy’ of 1951,
in which army officers of different ranks and top members of the
Communist Party of Pakistan were arrested for allegedly conspiring to
stage a coup against..
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Writer: Ishrat Husain
Authors: Ishrat Husain, Aijaz A. Qureshi, Nadeem HussainThe Economy of Modern Sindh delves into the different aspects
of Sindh’s economy—from geography, topography, climate, administrative
history, and demographics, to the political landscape, education,
health, labour force and employment, po..
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Writer: Taymour Soomro
The Contract Law of
Pakistan is a comprehensive description and analysis of the law on
contract.
The text is structured thematically and provides an authoritative and
accessible account of the principles of contract law with detailed
descriptions of applicable case law. The author gives p..
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A compelling book that casts the Qur’anic encounter with Jews in an entirely new lightIn
this panoramic and multifaceted book, Meir Bar-Asher examines how Jews
and Judaism are depicted in the Qur’an and later Islamic literature,
providing needed context to those passages critical of Jews that ..
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Writer: Carmine Gallo
With a new introduction from the author, discover the secrets to a perfect TED Talk and learn how to deliver an exceptional presentation with Carmine Gallo’s Talk Like TED. ‘Talk Like TED is a smart, practical book that will teach you how to give a kick-butt presentation. But Gallo goes deeper than ..
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Author: Malik Mohammad Jafar, I. A. Rehman, Ghani JafarCheck
out some of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's most brilliant speeches
on numerous issues including the Muslim Wakf Bill, Indianisation of the
Army, Reforms in the NWFP, the Role of the Press and On Pakistan's Ideal..
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Writer: Hasan Askari Rizvi
This book offers a comprehensive study of the dynamics of
civil-military relations in Pakistan. It asks how and why the Pakistan
military has acquired such a salience in the polity and how it continues
to influence decision-making on foreign and security policies and key
domestic political, ..
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