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This volume presents Nietzsche's remarkable collection of almost 1400 aphorisms in R. J. Hollingdale's distinguished translation, together with a new historical introduction by Richard Schacht. Subtitled "A Book for Free Spirits," Human, All Too Human marked for Nietzsche a new "positivism" ..

This book is an outcome of painstaking research, in Pakistan and abroad, relating to the General Muhammad Ayub Khan’s period of military rule in Pakistan, 1958 - 1969. As a close associate of Ayub Khan, the author gained access to rare, classified documents which rank this book as the most authentic..

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..

Arms Control in South Asia: Politics, Postures, and Practices explain the dynamics that feed into critical strategic developments relative to nuclear proliferation, postures and arms control, South Asian nuclear dynamics, and emerging technologies contribution to the nuclear arms race. The b..

In Russia's struggle with Napoleon, Tolstoy saw a tragedy that involved all mankind. War and Peace broadly focuses on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for hi..

The reference to the Antichrist is not intended to refer to the biblical Antichrist but is rather an attack on the "slave morality" and apathy of Western Christianity. Nietzsche's basic claim is that Christianity is a poisoner of western culture and perversion of the words of and practice of..

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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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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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 ..

(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..

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..

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..

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 ..

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..

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..

"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 ..

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..

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..

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...

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..

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..

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..