The State of Martial Rule by Ayesha Jalal (Author)

The State of Martial Rule: The Origins of Pakistan's Political Economy of Defence

Author: Ayesha Jalal
Binding: Paperback 
Paper Quality: Black White Paper
Category: Political Science, History, South Asian Studies, Civil-Military Relations
Recommended For:
BS Political Science, IR, History, CSS aspirants, researchers, and students of South Asian politics and military-civil relations.

Key Points:

1. Pioneering Analysis of Civil-Military Imbalance
   Explores how Pakistan’s military establishment came to dominate its political and economic systems, starting from the early post-independence years.

2. Political Economy Perspective
   Jalal provides a socio-political and economic analysis, showing how strategic concerns shaped Pakistan’s institutional development, especially in favor of the military.

3. Focus on Institutional Power Structures
   Highlights the bureaucratic-military alliance, the weakness of democratic institutions, and how external aid and security ties (especially with the U.S.) reinforced military dominance.

4. Critically Acclaimed Scholarship
   Widely regarded as one of the most important books on Pakistan’s political history, written by a Harvard-trained historian and internationally respected scholar.

5. Ideal for Academic and Exam Use
   Commonly included in university courses, CSS/PMS reading lists, and used as reference material for theses and research in Pakistani governance and military studies.

6. Contextual and Historical Depth
   The book covers from 1947 to the late 1970s, explaining the origins and consolidation of martial rule in Pakistan through a rich historical and analytical lens.

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Writer                 ✤              Ayesha Jalal (Author)