Matthew J. Nelson is Lecturer in the Politics of South Asia at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

"This is a brilliant book, a major achievement of research, scholarship and understanding. It makes major contributions to our understanding of the history and politics of Pakistan, to understanding the limitations of elites, both national and international, in coming to grips with the workings of this large segment of Pakistani society, and to understanding the limitations, but also perhaps the new possibilities, of comparative political science." - Professor Francis Robinson, CBE, Editor 'The Cambridge Illustrated History of Islam'

Matthew J. Nelson is Lecturer in the Politics of South Asia at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

"This is a brilliant book, a major achievement of research, scholarship and understanding. It makes major contributions to our understanding of the history and politics of Pakistan, to understanding the limitations of elites, both national and international, in coming to grips with the workings of this large segment of Pakistani society, and to understanding the limitations, but also perhaps the new possibilities, of comparative political science." - Professor Francis Robinson, CBE, Editor 'The Cambridge Illustrated History of Islam'

Matthew J. Nelson is Lecturer in the Politics of South Asia at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

"This is a brilliant book, a major achievement of research, scholarship and understanding. It makes major contributions to our understanding of the history and politics of Pakistan, to understanding the limitations of elites, both national and international, in coming to grips with the workings of this large segment of Pakistani society, and to understanding the limitations, but also perhaps the new possibilities, of comparative political science." - Professor Francis Robinson, CBE, Editor 'The Cambridge Illustrated History of Islam'