With these questions in mind Professor Kapur charts the continuous powerstruggles of Pakistans ruling elites. Using a historical and comparativeapproach he show... » 

With these questions in mind Professor Kapur charts the continuous powerstruggles of Pakistans ruling elites. Using a historical and comparativeapproach he shows how the search for democracy and national identity has beenhindered by army intervention political intrigue and the failure of Islam tounite the various ethnic factions. While pessimistic about the chances fordemocracy in Pakistan he hopes that the democratic pluralism and broadbasedpolitical activity emerging in much of Eastern Europe and the Third World willinspire ordinary Pakistanis to transform their country into a nation in spiritas well as in name. «