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This book is a collection
of nine articles, published in various national and
international journals over the years, revised and
constituted into nine chapters, covering salient aspects
of the Pakistan Movement, both chronologically and
thematically. Apart from an introductory chapter on the
Pakistan Movement as a whole, the book deals with
diverse themes such as, Hindu-Muslim communalism, system
of representative government, devolution of British
authority in India, failure of traditional Muslim
political leadership, the Lahore resolution, political
mobilization of the Muslims, the Cabinet Mission Plan,
and last, but not the least, the charismatic leadership
of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and its role and
relevance in the creation of Pakistan. In this sense, it
is a full-fledged study of the Pakistan Movement, which
teachers, researchers, and students, especially at the
post-graduate level, will find useful in their pursuits.
Their engagement with the discourse will hopefully
stimulate further interest and insights into the study
of this very important area of specialization in history
and politics of India and Pakistan.
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Dr. Sikandar Hayat is
Distinguished Professor of History and Public Policy and
Chairman, Department of History at the FC College
University, Lahore. Earlier, he was Directing Staff
(Research) National Managment College (formerly Pakistan
Administrative Staff College) and Dean, National
Institute of Public Policy at the National School of
Public Policy, Lahore. Previously, Dr. Hayat taught at
the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad for more than
three decades, first at the Department of Pakistan
Studies and later at the Department of History, having
joined the university faculty in early 1973. He retired
from the university as Meritorious Professor and
Chairman Department of History, in 2006.
Dr. Hayat has written extensively on the Pakistan
Movement, with a special focus on the political
leadership of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Second,
revised edition of his book entitled, The Charismatic
Leader: Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and the
Creation of Pakistan, was published by the Oxford
University Press in 2014. The first edition of the book,
published in 2008, received prestigious HEC's 'Best Book Publication
Award' for Social Sciences and Humanities in 2011.
Presently, Dr. Hayat is engaged in writing a full-length
biography of Jinnah, including his role as the first
Governor-General of Pakistan.
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