The discourse and politics of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
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The discourse and politics of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Macmillan, 1992
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Includes bibliographic references and index
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This book examines the political career of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the controversial Prime Minister of Pakistan between 1971 and 1977. Anwar Syed discusses Bhutto's mass mobilization campaigns, his part in the dismemberment of the country, his management of domestic crises and his handling of the issues of war and peace with India. He also looks at Bhutto's ceaseless quest for personal power, his neglect of institutions where power might be housed, and his eventual ouster from office. Professor Syed concludes that Bhutto's political discourse, his awakening of the people, and his concern for the poor - much more than his operational style as a ruler - are likely to be the durable aspects of his legacy to Pakistan.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Perspectives on leadership and political culture: political leadership - general observations
- leadership in Pakistani political culture
- political culture of the Pakistani landlords
- the poor and the middle classes
- models of rulership
- Bhutto on Nehru
- thinking aloud on major issues
- bilateralism - the small state in international politics. Part 2 Stumbling into a war: domestic politics - a learning experience
- foreign policy - broad orientations
- afro-Asian solidarity
- toward self-assertion in foreign policy
- advocacy in the Kashmir dispute
- Bhutto and the war of 1965 - an assessment. Part 3 Party-making and electioneering: discovering a winning ideology - the PPP foundation documents, the 1970 election manifesto, of Islamic socialism
- Bhutto and the general elections of 1970 - a new kind of campaign, Bhutto on himself and his foes
- the election results - analysis and interpretations. Part 4 The dismemberment of Pakistan: Bhutto's accusers
- Bhutto and the Awami league's six points
- Bhutto's quest for power - a predicament
- politics of pressure
- the Awami league's answer
- politics of dissociation
- Bhutto at the United Nations - more of dissociation. Part 5 Restructuring the polity: Bhutto's covenant
- nationalization of industries
- economic decision-making
- land reforms
- administrative reforms. Part 6 Diplomacy and foreign policy: the Simla agreement
- after Simla
- Pakistan and the Soviet Union
- Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Pakistan and China
- Pakistan and Iran
- Pakistan and the Arab states
- Pakistan and the United States. Part 7 In pursuit of power: a constitutional settlement
- Bhutto and the NAP-JUI governments
- crisis management - the language crisis in Sind, the anti-Ahmadi riots. Part 8 Institutional decay and Bhutto's fall: Bhutto and the Pakistan people's party - factionalism in the PPP, the reformation that never happened, Bhutto's role - an interpretation
- political repression - the opposition tactics
- the election of 1977
- the fall of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Conclusion: Bhutto as a leader
- Bhutto as a ruler
- political repression
- the feudal connection
- political tradition and culture.
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