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MOUNTBATTEN, CABINET MISSION AND PROVINCIAL BOUNDARIES
₨ 3,495“This is a work of reinterpretation of Mountbatten’s role in the emergence of Pakistan. It moves beyond previous controversies concerning his impact on the Radcliffe Boundary Award and bias towards Nehru and the Congress to delve into his interactions with developments at the provincial level in the future Pakistan area. The insight emerges that Mountbatten’s interventions were far more complex than negative stereotypes of his Viceroyalty have acknowledged. The investigation draws on a careful reading of primary sources as well as building on the author’s earlier research into the end of British India. The judgements which emerge are balanced and form an important addition to the understanding of Pakistan’s independence.”
—Ian Talbot—
Emeritus Professor in the History of Modern South Asia, University of Southampton, Associate, The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University.
One of Pakistan’s most eminent historians, Professor Iqbal Chawla, follows his magisterial study of Wavell’s viceroyalty with this nuanced perspective on the impact of his controversial successor, Louis Mountbatten, who is often reviled for his actions in 1947 and the murderous Kashmir issue. In exhaustive research conducted in Pakistan and in England, Professor Chawla offers his own pathbreaking findings by focusing on the Viceroy’s actions in Sindh, Baluchistan, and the N.W.F.P. before assessing Mountbatten’s role in the Radcliffe Award and the violence unleashed in 1947 in the Punjab. How much should Mountbatten be blamed for the carnage? Iqbal Chawla thoroughly examines the arguments and the evidence and makes his own special contribution to the contentious and ongoing debate.
—Prof. Dr. Roger D. Long—
Professor of History, Eastern Michigan University, 701-M Pray-Harrold USA
ISBN: 9789694026749
Publisher: VANGUARD BOOKS
Subtitle: INSIGHT AND CONTROVERSIES
Author: MUHAMMAD IQBAL CHAWLA -
TRAVELLERS IN THE GOLDEN REALM
₨ 5,395This is a remarkable book. It combines a spellbinding account of the first forgotten half of the English encounter with India with a fascinating history of the Mughal Empire JOSEPHINE QUINN, author of How the World Made the West
A compelling, highly readable account of the earliest phase of English presence in India NANDINI DAS, author of Courting India
When the first English travellers in India encountered an unimaginable superpower, their meetings would change the world.
Before the East India Company and before the British Empire, England was a pariah state. Seeking better fortunes, 16th and 17th century merchants, pilgrims and outcasts ventured to the kingdom of the mighty Mughals, attempting to sell coarse woollen broadcloth along the silk roads; playing courtiers in the Mughal palaces in pursuit of love; or simply touring the sub-continent in search of an elephant to ride.
Into this golden realm went Father Thomas Stephens, a Catholic fleeing his home; the merchant Ralph Fitch looking for jewels in the markets of Delhi; and John Mildenhall, an adventurer revelling in the highwire politics of the Mughal elite. It was a land ruled from the palatial towers by women – the formidable Empress Nur Jahan Begim, the enterprising Queen Mother Maryam al-Zamani, and the intrepid Princess Jahanara Begim. Their collision of worlds helped connect East and West, launching a tempestuous period of globalisation spanning from the Chinese opium trade to the slave trade in the Americas.
Drawing on rich, original sources, Lubaaba Al-Azami traces the origins of a relationship between two nations – one outsider and one superpower – whose cultures remain inextricably linked to this day.
ISBN: 9781529371321
Publisher: JOHN MURRAY
Subtitle: HOW MUGHAL INDIA CONNECTED ENGLAND TO THE WORLD
Author: LUBAABA AL-AZAMI -
MUSLIM CONTRIBUTION TO PUNJABI LITERATURE
₨ 3,995This book by Professor Qazi Fazl-i-Haque is about the history of Punjabi literature, in which he has highlighted the services rendered by Muslims for Punjabi literature. This book is important and valuable, in addition to other qualities, because it contains authentic biographies and unpublished poetry of such old poets that, about those, the present-day writers of the history of Punjabi literature are still silent.
ISBN: 9789694026725
Publisher: VANGUARD BOOKS
Subtitle:
Author: PROFESSOR QAZI FAZL-I-HAQUE -
MAWDUDI AND THE MAKING OF ISLAMIC REVIVALISM
₨ 1,595
ISBN: 9786277706036
Publisher: LEGACY BOOKS
Subtitle:
Author: VALI NASR -
SIR SYED AHMED KHAN
₨ 1,295This book presents a nuanced narrative on Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s (1817? 1898) life and his invaluable contribution to the democratic consciousness in India. Based on extensive archival research and a close study of his writings, speeches, and addresses, it explores the life and works of Sir Syed in the broader context of socio-political debates in nineteenth-century India. A seminal figure who shaped modern India, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is known as the pioneer of modern education among the Muslims in India. Reconciling faith with demonstrable truths, he contributed immensely as a member of the several apex bodies such as Vice-Regal Legislative Council, Royal Public Service Commission, Royal Education Commission, and Legislative Council of North West Provinces. The volume also explores the reformer’s views on issues like colonial law and administration, the concept of blasphemy, conversion, female education, religious beliefs, freedom of press, emancipation of women, Hindu Muslim unity, Urdu – Hindi controversy, and reservation for Muslims. Thoughtfully and incisively written, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of modern India, Indian political thought, political philosophy, education, political science, colonial history, Islamic Studies, religious studies, Islamic law, biography, and South Asian studies.
ISBN: 9786277706012
Publisher: LEGACY BOOKS
Subtitle: REASON, RELIGON AND NATION
Author: SHAFEY KIDWAI -
DIRECTORATE S
₨ 1,995Prior to 9/11, the United States had been carrying out small-scale covert operations in Afghanistan, ostensibly in cooperation, although often in direct opposition, with I.S.I., the Pakistani intelligence agency. While the US was trying to quell extremists, a highly secretive and compartmentalized wing of I.S.I., known as “Directorate S,” was covertly training, arming, and seeking to legitimize the Taliban, in order to enlarge Pakistan’s sphere of influence. After 9/11, when fifty-nine countries, led by the U. S., deployed troops or provided aid to Afghanistan in an effort to flush out the Taliban and Al Qaeda, the U.S. was set on an invisible slow-motion collision course with Pakistan.
Today we know that the war in Afghanistan would falter badly because of military hubris at the highest levels of the Pentagon, the drain on resources and provocation in the Muslim world caused by the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, and corruption. But more than anything, as Coll makes painfully clear, the war in Afghanistan was doomed because of the failure of the United States to apprehend the motivations and intentions of I.S.I.’s “Directorate S”. This was a swirling and shadowy struggle of historic proportions, which endured over a decade and across both the Bush and Obama administrations, involving multiple secret intelligence agencies, a litany of incongruous strategies and tactics, and dozens of players, including some of the most prominent military and political figures. A sprawling American tragedy, the war was an open clash of arms but also a covert melee of ideas, secrets, and subterranean violence.
Coll excavates this grand battle, which took place away from the gaze of the American public. With unsurpassed expertise, original research, and attention to detail, he brings to life a narrative at once vast and intricate, local and global, propulsive and painstaking.
This is the definitive explanation of how America came to be so badly ensnared in an elaborate, factional, and seemingly interminable conflict in South Asia. Nothing less than a forensic examination of the personal and political forces that shape world history, Directorate S is a complete masterpiece of both investigative and narrative journalism.
ISBN: 9781594204586
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS
Subtitle: THE C.I.A. AND AMERICA’S SECRET WARS IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
Author: STEVE COLL -
THE STRUGGLE FOR PAKISTAN
₨ 2,800ESTABLISHED AS A HOMLAND 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. Now, in a probing biography of her native Land amid the throes of global change, Ayesha Jalal provides an insider’s assessment of how this nuclear-armed Muslim nation evolved as it did and explains why its dilemmas weigh so heavily on prospects for peace in the region.
ISBN: 9789693535938
Publisher: SANG-E-MEEL PUBLICATIONS
Subtitle: A MUSLIM HOMELAND AND GLOBAL POLITICS
Author: AYESHA JALAL -
SELF AND SOVEREIGNTY
₨ 1,800Self and Sovereignty examines the shifts in Muslim thought and politics in response to colonial rule in India through to the period of decolonization and partition. Commencing in colonial times, this book explores and interprets the historical processes through which the perception of the Muslim individual and the community of Islam has been reconfigured over time. Self and Sovereignty examines the relationship between Islam and nationalism and the individual, regional, class and cultural differences that have shaped the discourse and politics of Muslim identity.
ISBN: 9789693511987
Publisher: SANG-E-MEEL PUBLICATIONS
Subtitle: INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY IN SOUTH ASIAN ISLAM 1850
Author: AYESHA JALAL -
THE STATE OF MARTIAL RULE
₨ 1,600When the British dismantled their Raj in 1947 India, as the ‘successor’ state, inherited the colonial unitary central apparatus whereas Pakistan, as the ‘seceding’ state, had no semblance of a central government. In The State of Martial Rule Ayesha Jalal analyses the dialectic between state construction and political processes in Pakistan in the first decade of the country’s independence and convincingly demonstrates how the imperatives of the international system in the ‘cold war’ era combined with regional and domestic factors to mould the structure of the Pakistani state. The study concludes by placing the state and political developments in Pakistan since 1958 within a conceptual framework. It will be read by historians of South Asia and by students and specialists of comparative politics and political economy.
ISBN: 9789693509779
Publisher: SANG-E-MEEL PUBLICATIONS
Subtitle: THE ORIGINS OF PAKISTAN’S POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEFENCE
Author: AYESHA JALAL -
MODERN SOUTH ASIA
₨ 1,600A wide-ranging survey of the Indian sub-continent, Modern South Asia gives an enthralling account of South Asian history. After sketching the pre-modern history of the subcontinent, the book concentrates on the last three centuries from c.1700 to the present. Jointly written by two leading Indian and Pakistani historians, Modern South Asia offers a rare depth of understanding of the social, economic and political realities of this region.The new edition includes a rewritten, accessible introduction and a chapter by chapter revision to take into account recent research. The second edition will also bring the book completely up to date with a chapter on the period from 1991 to 2002 and a discussion of the last millennium in sub-continental history.
ISBN: 9789693509229
Publisher: SANG-E-MEEL PUBLICATIONS
Subtitle: HISTORY, CULTURE, POLITICS, ECONOMY – 3RD ED
Author: AYESHA JALAL -
PARTISANS OF ALLAH
₨ 2,200The 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 political opposition between the Islamic world and the West. As the line between Muslims and non-Muslims becomes more sharply drawn, Ayesha Jalal seeks to retrieve the ethical meanings of this core Islamic principle in South Asian history.
Drawing on historical, legal, and literary sources, Jalal traces the intellectual itinerary of jihad through several centuries and across the ter-ritory connecting the Middle East with South Asia. She reveals how key innovations in modern Islamic thought resulted from historical impera-tives. The social and political scene in India be-fore, during, and after British colonial rule forms the main backdrop. We experience jihad as armed warfare waged by Sayyid Ahmad of Rai Bareilly between 1826 and 1831, the calls to jihad in the great rebellion of 1857, the fusion of jihad with a strand of anticolonial nationalism in the early twentieth century, and the contemporary politics of self-styled jihadis in Pakistan, waging war to lib-erate co-religionists in Afghanistan and Kashmir.
Partisans of Allah surveys this rich and tumul-tuous history of South Asian Muslims and its crit-ical contribution to the intellectual development of the key concept of jihad. Analyzing the com-plex interplay of ethics and politics in Muslim his-tory, the author effectively demonstrates the preeminent role of jihad in the Muslim faith today.
ISBN: 9789693521306
Publisher: SANG-E-MEEL PUBLICATIONS
Subtitle: JIHAD IN SOUTH ASIA
Author: AYESHA JALAL -
CRICKET IN PAKISTAN: NATION, IDENTITY, AND POLITICS
₨ 995This book seeks to provide unique insights into the social, cultural, and political changes that Pakistan has experienced since its birth in 1947. These changes are examined through an analysis of Pakistan cricket and its changing contours with the premise that Pakistan cricket (including the cricketers, administrators, fans, and the nature of Pakistan cricket) is a reflection of society itself and that issues such as match-fixing, religiosity, and cricketing innovation are indicative of wider societal trends in politics, religion, and corruption. Simultaneously, cricket has also affected politics, economics, and society in Pakistan. The book examines how profoundly cricket in Pakistan influences culture, politics, and society and how it is in turn influenced by the wider social and political context within which it is embedded. An analysis of cricket, therefore, allows a unique insight into wider societal trends in politics and international relations, race, religion, corruption, cultural change, and globalization.
ISBN: 9780190708849
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Subtitle:
Author: ALI KHAN -
LEGAL SYSTEM OF PAKISTAN
₨ 950Legal System of Pakistan covers the Foundation Course (Course No. 124) taught in the 2nd year of the 5-year LLB program. It provides students an in-depth understanding of Pakistan’s Legal System.
The author gives an overview of the Constitution of Pakistan; Constitutional History; Constitutional Amendments introduced from time to time; the Court system and structure in Pakistan; the Jurisprudential basis and principles of the legal system including English Common Law and Islamic Law; Islamization of laws over the past 70 years; the history and development of the legal profession in Pakistan; legal education in Pakistan; the Federal and Provincial executive; Federal and Provincial legislatures; the Judiciary, Federal and Provincial, and its performance over the years.
This textbook is an essential resource for students of Law and for those seeking a comprehensive understanding of the complexities and nuances of Pakistan’s Legal System.
ISBN: 9789697347940
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Subtitle:
Author: HAMID KHAN -
FAMILY LAWS IN PAKISTAN
₨ 1,395This 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. Each chapter covers the general principles of family law and illustrates their application through the examination of relevant judgments. By examining real-life examples, readers can gain an understanding of how these principles are applied in practice. The book highlights the evolving trends in case law and proposes solutions to reconcile conflicting judicial authorities. It also identifies areas where reforms are needed to improve the existing legal frameworks. The book includes dedicated chapters on the personal laws of Hindus and Christians in Pakistan and addresses the complexities arising from the conflict of personal laws. It also provides an overview of the principles of private international law and explores the relevant case law, enabling readers to develop a comprehensive understanding of family laws within transnational contexts in our contemporary globalised world.
ISBN: 9789697347568
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Subtitle: 2ND ED
Author: MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR ABBASI -
THE PUNJAB BLOODIED, PARTITIONED AND CLEANSED
₨ 2,450The 1947 Partition of India stands as the largest forced migration in history, involving around 14 million people, with 10 million hailing from the Punjab region. This book, a holistic examination of this pivotal event, sheds light on the first major post-World War II ethnic cleansing. Drawing from confidential British reports, it shares poignant accounts from eyewitnesses, survivors, and participants in the violence on both sides of the border. Offering a balanced narrative, the book emphasizes that peaceful coexistence isn’t hindered by religious differences unless exploited by divisive forces. Interviews with those who experienced the violence provide candid revelations, making it compelling for anyone interested in recent Indo-Pak history. The third edition includes four poems depicting the partition’s tragedy and additional oral histories, each offering a unique perspective. The book underscores the theoretical aspect of governments in East and West Punjab collaborating to expel unwanted minorities, emphasizing the ethnic cleansing goal during the partition.
ISBN: 9789697347384
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Subtitle: UNRAVELLING THE 1947 TRAGEDY THROUGH SECRET BRITISH REPORTS AND FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNTS – 3RD ED
Author: ISHTIAQ AHMED -
A CONCISE HISTORY OF PAKISTAN
₨ 1,195This single-volume history of Pakistan offers a comprehensive exploration of the nation’s past, positioning it as a key player in global strategic concerns. Bridging ancient and medieval history, the book elucidates the emergence of Muslim nationalism and the interplay between different communities in the region. Spanning from Mehergarh to Musharraf, it goes beyond political events to delve into Pakistan’s intellectual, economic, diplomatic, and cultural history. Controversial topics like the 1971 Poland Resolution and the 1972 Simla Agreement are highlighted, and the book integrates personality profiles, featuring figures such as Amir Khusro, Gandhi, Nehru, M.A. Jinnah, and Z.A. Bhutto. The author covers diverse subjects, including the BCCI’s rise and fall and the Kalabagh Dam controversy, breaking new ground with fresh insights based on overlooked yet credible sources.
ISBN: 9789697347377
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Subtitle: 2ND ED
Author: M. R. KAZIMI -
PUNJAB AUR JANG E AZADI 1857-1858
₨ 1,450There is a historiographical silence about the role of the Punjab during the War of Independence. Historians have generally employed the elite approach or the ‘top-down approach’ while writing the history of the war. Since the elite, including the rajas, feudal lords, and nawabs had collaborated with the British, historians generalized their participation to that of the entire population of the province. A top-down approach inevitably emphasizes the role of the elite and neglects the role of the masses. So the role and response of the people of the Punjab during the War of Independence 1857–8 requires a thorough re-appraisal, which this book intends on doing.
The central argument of this study is that resistance to the British in the Punjab during 1857–8 has been under-emphasised in historical works and the role of the common people or the masses in the Punjab, who resisted the Raj, has not been adequately highlighted in the historiography of the colonial era. Therefore, the present study is an attempt to bring the role of the Punjabi masses to the forefront, along with that of the elite, in order to present a complete picture of the role of the Punjab in War of Independence. This book also helps in understanding the role of the landed elite in contemporary politics of Pakistan, especially in the Punjab and NWFP (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as it was a part of the Punjab in 1857) because the families who collaborated with the British during the war, are still playing an important role in the politics of Pakistan.
ISBN: 9789697342914
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Subtitle: ISHTIRAK SAY MAZAHIMAT TAK
Author: TURAB UL HASSAN SARGANA -
THE ISLAMIC LAW OF INHERITANCE
₨ 795This book covers the study of the Islamic law of succession, intestate as well as testamentary. Based on original sources, it includes the historical and theological basis of law developed by the Muslim schools of jurisprudence.
The author makes a comparative study between the Sunni and Shia laws of inheritance and focuses on problems being faced by Muslims, due to the strict application of traditional Islamic Law in their contemporary situations. These problems have been analyzed in the light of various reforms introduced by Islamic countries to resolve such issues.
The second edition includes the latest case law laid down by the superior courts in Pakistan.
This book is an essential component of the course on ‘Muslim Personal Law’ for LL.B. students and the course on ‘Islamic Law’ for LL.M. students. It will also be of interest to lawyers, judges, law teachers, law students, civil servants, revenue officers, the general reader, and students of Islam.
ISBN: 9780190704216
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Subtitle: 2ND ED
Author: HAMID KHAN -
SINDH UNDER THE KALHORAS
₨ 750This book introduces several historical sources relevant to Sindh, with a particular emphasis on the eighteenth century. It examines the general set of values of the Sindhi society during the Kalhora period (1701–1783) which determined the historiographic outlook of that era. It also analyses the different historiographic premises to which the Kalhoras subscribed and the individual idiosyncrasies of the contemporary authors. The work has been written with the aim to assist future analysts of the history of Sindh with fresh markers and incentives for reanalysis and interpretation of primary resources of that era. The research is open-ended and opens vistas for future historians to continue their investigation further through the British period and bring it up to the present era to explore the nexus and various stages of evolution in the field of writing the contemporary history of Sindh
ISBN: 9780190701406
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Subtitle: PERSIAN HISTORIES, CHRONICLES, EPISTOLARIES, AND COMPENDIUMS OF 18TH CENTURY SINDH
Author: HUMERA NAZ -
PAYING THE PRICE
₨ 1,995
ISBN: 9789694026756
Publisher: VANGUARD BOOKS
Subtitle: RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM, MISOGYNY, TRANSPHOBIA & CLASS APARTHEID IN PAKISTAN
Author: MUNEEB QADIR
