SS 102 Spring 2010-11 Sana F.

Malik

Course Outline: Pakistan Studies SS 102

Sana Farid Malik (sana.farid@lums.edu.pk)

Class Timings: Monday, 12-1:50pm NIB (Section 1) 4-5:50pm 10-401 (Section 2)

Office Hours/Extension: TBA

Credits: 2

Course Aims

This course aims to introduce students to the history of the region comprising Pakistan, provide an
overview of contending perspectives on the origins of the country, and examine its politics, society and
culture. The course, furthermore, looks at some contemporary developmental issues facing the country.

Course Breakup

20% Reading Presentation

25% Group Project

15% In-class Assignments

40% Final Exam

The course has been divided roughly into 12 themes; 6 historical and 6 contemporary. The class will be
divided into 11 groups of 7-9 (depending on enrolment) which will choose one historical and one
contemporary theme for the reading presentation and group project respectively. One group cannot
present and do the group project both on historical/contemporary themes e.g. if a group signs up for a
historical theme in the reading presentation, it must do the group project on a contemporary theme and
vice versa.

While there is no penalty for absences from class, students are expected to attend all classes.

Instruments

1. Group Reading Presentation

Each group will present on one of the reading themes of the course in the corresponding session. The
assigned group will present the gist of the readings, the main arguments and analysis, in the first half of
class. At least 3-4 of the group members must speak.

2. Group Project
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This is an exploratory (NOT a research or writing) project on topics assigned by the instructor. The
project will be presented in class in the last 2 sessions of the course - with a 1000-1200 word report, if
necessary. Groups will have 7-9 students each and at least 3-4 group members should speak.

3. In-class Assignments

There will be 2 unannounced in-class quizzes; these quizzes can be based on readings, lecture slides,
class discussions and movies for the course. The quizzes can have multiple choice questions, short
answers, and short subjective questions. There will be no makeup quizzes.

4. Final Exam

The final exam will be closed book/closed notes. A major component of the exam will be a subjective
question. The pattern of the exam will be at the instructor’s discretion.

Session Aims Readings

History of the Subcontinent

1 Ancient Civilization in the Kenoyer, J. (1998) “Indus Cities, Towns and Villages” in Ancient Cities of
region comprising the Indus Valley Civilization. Michigan: OUP.
Pakistan. The Indus
Valley Civilization

2 Colonial Rule in the Aziz, K. K. (1976). “The Imperial Impact” in The British in India- A study in
subcontinent: The Imperialism. Islamabad: National Commission on Historical and Cultural
colonial legacy Research.

Recommended Reading

Talbot, Ian (2005) “Colonial Rule, Authoritarianism and Regional History in

North West India” in Pakistan: A Modern History. London: Hurst &
Company. Pp 53-65.

Ali, I. (2004). “Historical Impacts on Political Economy of Pakistan” in Asian

Journal of Management Cases, 1(2).

The creation of Pakistan

3 The creation of Pakistan
Different perspectives on
the creation of Pakistan
Alavi, H. (2003) Social Forces and Ideology in the Making of Pakistan in
Zaidi (ed) Continuity and Change: Socio-Political and Institutional
Dynamics in Pakistan. Karachi: City Press. Pp 11-40
Recommended Reading

Ahmad, A. (1968) “Epilogue: Modern Separatism” in Studies in Islamic

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Culture in the Indian Environment. Delhi: OUP. Pp. 263-276.

Talbot, Ian (2005) “The Pakistan Movement: Its Dynamics and Legacies” in
Pakistan: A Modern History. London: Hurst & Company. Pp 66-94.

Movie Viewing: Jinnah

The newly created state of Pakistan

4 Nation-building and Rizvi, H.A. (2001). “The military” in Gilani and Weiss (eds) Power and Civil
Institutions Society in Pakistan. New York: OUP. Pp. 186-213

Recommended Reading

Talbot, I. (2000). “Nation building in Pakistan: Ideas and Institutions” in

Inventing the Nation: India and Pakistan. New York: OUP. Pp. 196-222.

5 International Relations Rizvi, H.A. (2004) Pakistan's Foreign Policy: An Overview 1947-2004.
PILDAT. pp. 9-28.
And
Waseem, M. (2003). “The reasons for democratic downslide” in Zaidi (ed)
Democratization
Continuity and Change: Socio-Political and Institutional Dynamics in
Pakistan. Karachi: City Press. Pp. 59-78.

Centrifugal Forces in Pakistan

6 Sub-national Identities Rahman, T. (2003) “Language, Power and Ideology” in Zaidi (ed) Continuity
and Change: Socio-Political and Institutional Dynamics in Pakistan.
Karachi: City Press. Pp. 133-149

Ahmad, M. (1998). “Revivalism, Islamization, Sectarianism and Violence in

Pakistan” in Baxter and Kennedy (eds) Pakistan 1997. India: Harper Collins
Publishers.

Movie viewing: Khamosh Pani

7 State of the Arts in Faiz, F.A. (1997) “Role of Arts and Culture” in Culture of Pakistan (eds)
Pakistan Laeeq Babri. Lahore: Sangemeel Paperbacks.

Film Viewing: Khayal Darpan

Demography

8 Urbanization Ali, R. (2003) “Underestimating Urbanization” in Zaidi (ed) Continuity and

Change: Socio-Political and Institutional Dynamics in Pakistan. Karachi:
Squatter Settlements City Press. Pp. 127-132

Arif, G. and Hamid, S. 2007. Life in the City: Pakistan in Focus. Islamabad:
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UNFPA.

Ara, I. and Zaman, A. (2002) “Rising Urbanization in Pakistan” in The

Journal NIPA Karachi.

9 Poverty Zaidi, A. (2005) “Poverty, Trends, Causes and Solutions” in Issues in

Pakistan’s Economy. Karachi: OUP. pp. 434-452

Khan, S. (2003). “Structural Adjustment and its Impact” in Zaidi (ed)

Continuity and Change: Socio-Political and Institutional Dynamics in
Pakistan. Karachi: City Press. Pp. 87-100.

Development in Pakistan

10 Health and Education Khan, S. (1999). “An Overview of Basic Education under the Social Action
Plan in Pakistan”. Research Report Series # 22. Islamabad: Sustainable
Development Policy Institute.

Akbar, S. (1999). “The Health Sector in Pakistan: Issues, Constraints,

Possibilities” in The New Development Paradigm- Papers on Institutions,
NGOs, Gender and Local Government. Karachi: OUP. Pp. 264-283

11 Human Rights: Refugees State of Human Rights in Pakistan (2007), HRCP http://www.hrcp-
and IDPs web.org/hrcpDetail_pubArchive.cfm?catId=173

Human Rights Watch (2002) “Closed Door Policy: Afghan Refugees in

Pakistan and Iran” 14(2): 1-45.
<http://hrw.org/reports/2002/pakistan/pakistan0202-
04.htm#P259_43462>

12 Human Rights II: Gender Weiss, A. (1994) “The Consequences of State Policies for Women in
Pakistan” in Banuazizi and Weiner (eds) The Politics of Social
Transformation in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. New York: Syracuse. Pp.
412- 444

13 Presentations

14 Presentations