{"product_id":"9780745329901","title":"The State of Islam: Culture And Cold War Politics In Pakistan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe State of Islam\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Pakistan through the lens of the Cold War, and more recently the War on Terror, to shed light on the domestic and international processes behind the global rise of militant Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike existing scholarship on nationalism, Islam and the state in Pakistan, which tends to privilege events in a narrowly-defined ‘political’ realm, Saadia Toor highlights the significance of cultural politics in Pakistan from its origins to the contemporary period. This extra dimension allows Toor to explain how the struggle between Marxists and liberal nationalists was influenced and eventually engulfed by the agenda of the religious right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimely and unique, this book is a must for anyone who wants to understand the roots of modern Pakistan and the likely outcome of current power struggles in the country. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025505566960,"sku":"9780745329901","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780745329901_p0.jpg?v=1763630848","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780745329901","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}