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Pakistan : a hard country
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Title
Pakistan : a hard country / Anatol Lieven.
ISBN
9781610390217 (hardcover)
1610390210 (hardcover)
9781619390231 (e-bk.)
Edition
First edition.
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, 2011.
Physical Description
xv, 558 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 08, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 496-505) and index.
Contents
Introduction : understanding Pakistan
The struggle for Muslim South Asia
Justice
Religion
The military
Politics
Punjab
Sindh
Balochistan
The Pathans
The Pakistani Taleban
Defeating the Taleban?
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