Jinnah's Pakistan: Formation and Challenges of a State

Farooq Ahmad Dar

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Author
Farooq Ahmad Dar
Publish Date
2014-10-30
Subtitle
Formation and Challenges of a State
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
460
Publisher Name
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10
0199066353
ISBN-13
9780199066353
citemno
190101
Edition
1
SKU
9780199066353

Description

Written from a historian's perspective, this book analyses the role Mohammad Ali Jinnah played as the first Governor-General of Pakistan. In the brief yet significant period that he was in office, Jinnah fought the battle for Pakistan's survival, providing it with a political, social, economic and diplomatic base. Substantial efforts were made to put the new country on the path of peace and progress, which would lead it to become one of the trend setting states in time to come. Jinnah, as Governor-General of the country, always remained the pivotal point in this struggle.

This book highlights his contributions and also evaluates whether Jinnah was within his constitutional limits when he exercised executive powers as head of state in a parliamentary form of government. The book is based on primary source materials collected from Pakistan, United Kingdom, United States of America, India and Bangladesh.