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This book offers unique insights into the changing nature of power and hierarchy in rural Pakistan from colonial times to present day. It shows how electoral politics and the erosion of traditional patron–client ties have not empowered the lower classes. The monograph highlights the persistence of debt-bondage, and illustrates how electoral politics provides assertive landlord politicians with opportunities to further consolidate their power and wealth at the expense of subordinate classes. It also critically examines the relationship between local forms of Islam and landed power.
The volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers on Pakistan and South Asian politics, sociology and social anthropology, Islam, as also economics, development studies, and security studies.
Editions of Politics, Landlords and Islam in Pakistan
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781138653375
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317408970
- PDF
- ISBN 9781317408987
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This book offers unique insights into the changing nature of power and hierarchy in rural Pakistan from colonial times to present day. It shows how electoral politics and the erosion of traditional patron–client ties have not empowered the lower classes. The monograph highlights the persistence of debt-bondage, and illustrates how electoral politics provides assertive landlord politicians with opportunities to further consolidate their power and wealth at the expense of subordinate classes. It also critically examines the relationship between local forms of Islam and landed power.
The volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers on Pakistan and South Asian politics, sociology and social anthropology, Islam, as also economics, development studies, and security studies.
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What is Politics, Landlords and Islam in Pakistan about?
This book offers unique insights into the changing nature of power and hierarchy in rural Pakistan from colonial times to present day. It shows how electoral politics and the erosion of traditional patron–client ties have not empowered the lower classes. The monograph highlights the persistence of debt-bondage, and illustrates how electoral politics provides assertive landlord politicians with opportunities to further consolidate their power and wealth at the expense of subordinate classes. It also critically examines the relationship between local forms of Islam and landed power.
The volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers on Pakistan and South Asian politics, sociology and social anthropology, Islam, as also economics, development studies, and security studies.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Politics, Landlords and Islam in Pakistan?
Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government
Where can I read a sample of Politics, Landlords and Islam in Pakistan?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781138653375
Is Politics, Landlords and Islam in Pakistan part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Exploring the Political in South Asia
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Politics, Landlords and Islam in Pakistan?
Nicolas Martin
Who is the Publisher of the book Politics, Landlords and Islam in Pakistan?
Taylor and Francis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Politics, Landlords and Islam in Pakistan is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781138653375) and ebook(ISBN 9781317408970) and pdf(ISBN 9781317408987)