A major new investigation into the Bhutto family, examining their influence in Pakistan from the colonial era to the present day. The Bhutto family has long been one of the most ambitious and powerful in Pakistan. But politics has cost the Bhuttos dear. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, wide…
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Leadership by women is by no means a new concept in the Islamic world. In fact, Islamic history is replete with female Muslim leaders. Researcher Badawi (1995) has extrapolated that the obstacles in the path of Muslim female leadership are “cultural practices”, not Islam. Even t…
Max Weber presents a typology of ideal types of power---charismatic, traditional, and legal-rational. Men historically have been the basis for Weber's and other scholar's theories. Today, there are enough women in political positions to construct a typology on the effects of gen…
On the life and political career of Benazir Bhutto, ex-prime minister of Pakistan.
On the life and political career of Benazir Bhutto, ex-prime minister of Pakistan.
Writing a few months prior to her assassination, Bhutto explores the complicated history between the Middle East and the West. She traces the roots of international terrorism across the world, including American support for Pakistani general Zia-ul-Haq, who destroyed political p…
Understanding the treacherous currents of Pakistani politics.
Pakistan's stability is key to regional peace, to the future of Afghanistan, and to the global struggle against violent extremism. Understanding Pakistani politics is crucial to working with this challenging American ally. This title analyzes how Pakistani leaders employ strateg…
The killing of Osama bin Laden spotlighted Pakistan's unpredictable political dynamics, which are often driven by conspiracy theory, paranoia, and a sense of betrayal. In Pakistan, the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto famously declared, there is "always the story behind the st…
Understanding the treacherous currents of Pakistani politics.