Substantive cultural coverage is finally available for this crucial South Asian hotspot that is in the news for tensions with neighboring India over nuclear capacity and security issues.
Acknowledgements Acronyms Chronology People and Places Thought and Religion: Unity in Diversity! Literature and Arts Architecture and Housing Cuisine and Traditional Clothes: The Indus Spices and Colours Gender, Courtship and Marriage Festivals and Leisure Activities Performing Arts: Music, Movies and Crafts Social Customs and Lifestyles Glossary Bibliography
IFTIKHAR H. MALIK, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, is Professor of History at Bath Spa University, England, and is also associated with Wolfson College.
For general readers, Malik discusses the religions, architecture,
housing, cuisine, and traditional dress of the Pakistan culture,
the influence of Islam on ideas about gender, courtship, and
marriage, as well as literature, arts, film, festivals, leisure
activities, customs, and lifestyles in the society. The
introduction focuses on the land, people, and history of the
country. Other topics include the Urdu language, historic monuments
and tombs, and traditional dances. Malik is a native of
Pakistan.
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