TY  - BOOK
AU  -  Vali Reza Nasr
TI  - The vanguard of the Islamic revolution :the Jamaʻat-i Islami of Pakistan
SN  - 0520083695
U1  - 324.25491082 
PY  - 1994///
CY  - Berkeley 
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Islam and politics
KW  - Pakistan
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Jamaat E islami pakistan
KW  - Islamic revival
N2  - Examines the origins, historical development, and political strategies of one of the oldest and most influential Islamic revival movements. Founded in 1941, the Islamic Party soon became the most prominent political party in Pakistan. It became active during the partition of India and it continues to be a potent force in Pakistan and throughout the Islamic world. Focuses on the inherent tension between its central idealized vision of the nation as a holy community based on Islamic law, and its political agenda of socioeconomic change for Pakistani society. Identifies the significant issues in the politics of India's Muslim community that inspired the party on the eve of Partition
ER  -