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Pakistan: A Hard Country

By Lieven , Anatol

Book information

Publisher
PublicAffairs;Public Affairs
ISBN
9781610390231, 9781610391450, 1610391454
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
3 MB (3359046 bytes)
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Pages
xv, 566 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates : ill
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Politics and government;Social conditions;History;

Description

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.;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.

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