Author : Stephen M. Lyon
Release : 2019-10-16
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 184/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Political Kinship in Pakistan by : Stephen M. Lyon
Download or read book Political Kinship in Pakistan written by Stephen M. Lyon. This book was released on 2019-10-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Political Kinship in Pakistan, Stephen M. Lyon illustrates how contemporary politics in Pakistan are built on complex kinship networks created through marriage and descent relations. Lyon points to kinship as a critical mechanism for understanding both Pakistan’s continued inability to develop strong and stable governments, and its incredible durability in the face of pressures that have led to the collapse and failure of other states around the world.