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Author:
Lieven, Anatol.
Title:
Pakistan : a hard country / Anatol Lieven.
Edition:
[1st pbk. ed.].
Publisher:
Public Affairs,
Copyright Date:
2012, 2011
Description:
xv, 566 pages, [19] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject:
Pakistan--Politics and government--1988-
Pakistan--Social conditions--21st century.
Pakistan--History.
Politics and government.
Social conditions
Pakistan.
Since 1988.
History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 496-505) and index.
Contents:
Part 1: Land, people, history. Introduction : understanding Pakistan ; The struggle for Muslim South Asia -- Part 2: Structures. Justice ; Religion ; The military ; Politics -- Part 3: The provinces. Punjab ; Sindh ; Balochistan ;The Pathans -- Part 4: The Taleban. The Pakistani Taleban ; Defeating the Taleban? -- Conclusions -- Afterward to the paperback edition -- Glossary -- Appendix 1: Chronology of Muslim South Asia -- Appendix 2: Pakistani statistics.
Summary:
In this profound and sophisticated analysis of Pakistan's history and its social, religious and political structures, Lieven argues strongly against U.S. actions that would risk destroying that state in the illusory search for victory in Afghanistan.
ISBN:
9781610391450
1610391454
OCLC:
(OCoLC)771288329
Locations:
DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

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