Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan : a selection of talks and interviews, 1964-1967 /
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| Author / Creator: | Ayub Khan, Mohammad, 1907-1974. |
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| Imprint: | Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2010. |
| Description: | xvii, 315 p., [18] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8059888 |
| Summary: | 'It was all a question of swapping tables...a Muslim Leaguer today, a Republican tomorrow; and yesterday's traitors were tomorrow's chief ministers...indistinguishable as Tweedledee and Tweedledum.'The present-day political scenario of Pakistan could not be more aptly described than in these lines spoken by Ayub Khan decades ago. The interviews and speeches included in this volume recreate for us, as no other book could, the era during which Pakistan was stable, prosperous, and held up as a model for other states in the continent. They contain candid comments, for instance, on Lal Bahadur Shastri and on the industrialists whom Ayub Khan is supposed to have patronized, whereas in fact he decried the concentration of wealth. He also criticizes the bureaucracy and makes decentralization his prescription for progress. The volume clears away many misconceptions about this little-appreciated ruler.His interviews reflect a man with a vision, free from all religious and ethnic bigotry. He upheld the ideals of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan for modernization of the thought process rather than regression in the face of this fast progressing world.Ayub Khan's interviews transcend the boundaries of time...since nothing has changed...especially in the politics of the country. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 315 p., [18] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780195476248 0195476247 |