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The Book: Language and Politics in Pakistan is a study of the links between language, politics and ethnicity in Pakistan. Rahman reviews the history of all the major ethnic and language movements that have occurred and still continue in Pakistan today, such as the Bengali, Sindhi, Pashto and Punjabi... More

Pakistan has had many conflicts involving language. The various language movements have sometimes led to rioting and always to assertions of ethnic identity. This book presents a comprehensive analysis, supported by statistical evidence, of the intimate linkages between language, politics, and ethni... More

This book links educational policies and practices in Pakistan with the socio-economic stratification in Pakistani society. It gives new facts about the economic realities of educational institution linking them with the values and ideas of their students and faculty towards militarism, religious mi... More

This is the first book-length study of the history of language teaching and learning among South Asian Muslims. It looks at language teaching policies and texts to prove that they are meant to support certain ideologies which, in turn, support certain power structures. It also argues that, in most c... More

This book has three : themes: language, education, and culture. The way they relate to each other and to the central issues of the distribution of power in Pakistan is the major focus of the book. It also deals with the way language, language-planning, and the use of language in educational and cult... More

This is a long-awaited book on one of the most enigmatic personalities who helped to shape the idea of India. Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan, the founder the Muslim Anglo-Oriental College now known as the Aligarh Muslim University, was what one may call a complete individual -- educationist, philanthropist, ... More

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