The Discourse and Politics of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Perspectives on Leadership and Political Culture....Pages 1-25 Stumbling into a War....Pages 26-58 Party-Making and Electioneering....Pages 59-90 The Dismemberment of Pakistan....Pages 91-116 Restructuring the Polity....Pages 117-143 Diplomacy and Foreign Policy....Pages 144-171 In Pursuit of Power....Pages 172-204 Institutional Decay and Bhutto’s Fall....Pages 205-248 Conclusion....Pages 249-263 Back Matter....Pages 265-269 Examines the political career of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistan's Prime Minister between 1971 and 1977. The book discusses Bhutto's mass mobilization campaigns, his part in the dismemberment of the country, his management of domestic crises and his handling of the issues of war and peace with India.