Thinking about Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender
With each new edition of Thinking about Women, there is an opportunity to reflect on changes in the status of women and men in society. News headlines and popular books proclaim various changes—that “The End of Men” is near or that women need to “Lean In” to find success in hitherto men’s worlds. Various commentators […]
This is a historical account of feminism that looks at the roots of feminism, voting rights, and the liberation of the sixties, and analyzes the current situation of women across Europe, in the United States, and elsewhere in the world, particularly the Third World countries.
‘A country of such striking natural beauty must, surely, at some period of its history have produced refined and noble people,’ writes Sir Francis Young husband in his History of Kashmir. So indeed, and during my own journey through Kashmir’s contemporary history, I have been privileged to make contact with some of them. In the […]
TREK to Pakistan” is a book penned by Ahmed Saeed in collaboration with K.H Mansoor, published in 2019. Ahmed Saeed, a scholar who earned his master’s degree in political science and history, held significant academic positions, including Chairmanship at the Department of History in Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College, Lahore, and Islamia College, Lahore. Notably, Saeed […]
This is a book that I have lived with most of my life. Born into a military family with a long tradition of soldiering, in an area that has produced warriors and still does, I could not help but learn the ways of the soldiers and follow their activities with a knowing eye. This book […]
Since its hasty and messy creation in 1947, Pakistan has repeatedly been in the world news. It has experienced more turbulent internal events and been involved in more dramatic external ventures than most countries. These include partition, wars, coups, the Afghan resistance, internal dissension, and terrorism, as well as a recent deadly earthquake. Nevertheless, it […]
Pakistan is an easy place for a journalist to work. Most Pakistanis, from policemen to politicians, shopkeepers to soldiers, love to talk about pol itics. Admittedly, the more they know the less willing they are to speak on the record but nevertheless Pakistan remains a very open country. Indeed, Pakistan’s willingness to tolerate the scrutiny […]
This book has undergone many permutations, but has emerged all the better. I owe my thanks and gratitude to Professor Brendan O’Leary, who nurtured my interest in ethnic conflict regulation and encouraged me to be a thorough, logical, and dedicated student of South Asia. I also owe an enormous debt to Lord Professor Meghnad Desai […]