Biographical Encyclopedia Of Pakistan

Includes revised issues of each edition.

Accessible, informative, and easy to use, The Encyclopedia of Pakistan is a one volume compendium of information about Pakistan-its history, people, places, culture, heritage, politics, economics and much more. A distinctive group of 113 scholars and writers have contributed clear, concise,in-depth and scholarly entries on all aspects of the country. This book contains more than 1,000 entries in addition to fifteen feature essays which shed light on indigenous topics otherwise thought to be alien to Pakistan, like Dance, Puppetry, Visual Arts, etc.

This book documents the devastating effects of genocide in the world's most destructive human environments since the end of World War II and explores why such events still occur. A Biographical Encyclopedia of Contemporary Genocide: Portraits of Evil and Good is a unique study of humanity's most reprehensible actions. It documents genocides that have occurred after World War II—a period that was supposed to be the fulfillment of the promise "never again"—by providing biographies rather than extensive historical narratives. The entries describe the personal backgrounds; careers; and relationship to genocidal events, humanitarian actions, or international initiatives relevant to each person in the book. Beyond examining the genocidaires who played key roles in mass murder, individuals who contributed to efforts to stop genocide are also profiled. By adopting a biographical approach to post-World War II genocide, the author sheds light on why people behave the way they do toward their fellow human beings and provides vital insights into the extremes of human positivity and negativity that have characterized this period of history. Serving as a vital tool for scholars and students of genocide as well as compelling reading for general audiences, the book highlights individual human behaviors, motivations, backgrounds, and intentions that can form a platform from which to raise and discuss issues of morality and ethics in the modern world.