Chequered Past, Uncertain Future: The History of Pakistan

Introduction by Ian Talbot 1 From Pre-Historic to the Early Modern Era: 3800 bc to ad 1707 2 The British Rule and the Rise of Muslim Nationalism 3 Bloodied Partition and Punjab’s Bifurcation: 1947 4 Multiple Challenges, Limited Options: Making sense of the Early Problems 5 Faltering Years of a Nascent State, 1947–58 6 Praetorianism Unbound (Ayub Khan’s Rule), 1958–69 7 Praetorianism Under Gen. Yahya Khan and East Pakistan’s Separation, 1969–71 8 The Era of Populism: Zulfi Bhutto, 1971–7 9 Piety and Praetorianism: General Zia ul Haq’s Reign, 1977–88 10 The Rule of Troika and the Onset of ‘Establishmentarian Democracy’, 1988–99 11 Pervez Musharraf: An Autocrat Re-Engineering Politics, 1999–2008 12 A Decade of Uncertainty: 2008–18 13 Imran Khan Assumes Charge 14 Regime Change and a Year of Uncertainty Epilogue References Bibliography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index

"Ambitious in terms of its breadth and depth, this book provides a welcome assessment of Pakistan’s political journey, combining historical insight with penetrating observations on recent developments in the country."