Religion and Politics in Muslim Society: Order and Conflict in Pakistan

by Akbar Ahmed

This analysis of Muslim unrest is based on an extended case study of northwestern Pakistan. Professor Ahmed examines power, authority, and religious status as the critical intermediary level of society: that of the district or Agency, which was the key unit of administration in British India. Amhed has joined his insights as anthropologist with his experience as a political agent in Waziristan to produce an innovative and detailed work. The book focuses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521246350
• ISBN13: 9780521246354
• Release Date: October 1983
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"