Pakistan : tradition and change
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Pakistan : tradition and change
(An Oxfam country profile)
Oxfam, 2003
Rev. ed
- pbk.
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First published by Oxfam, 1996
"The background, the issues, the people."--Cover
Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This outstanding series provides concise and lively introductions to countries and the major development issues they face. Packed full of factual information, photographs and maps, the guides also focus on ordinary people and the impact that historical, economic and environmental issues have on their lives.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The land
- The four provinces
- A turbulent history
- Pakistan's cultural heritage
- A land of poetry
- The birth of Pakistan
- Pakistan and its neighbours
- Islam and Islamisation
- Economy and development
- Women in a changing society
- Bounding population
- Health services in Pakistan
- Pakistan's environmental problems
- NGOs in Pakistan
- Up-date: events in Pakistan since 1996
- Facts and figures
- Further reading
- Oxfam in Pakistan
by "Nielsen BookData"