The unraveling Pakistan in the age of Jihad Schmidt, John R. 1948- creator text bibliography nyu New York Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2011 1st ed. monographic eng
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279 p. : map ; 24 cm. An improbable state -- The feudals and the army -- Religion, Zia, and the anti-Soviet jihad in Afghanistan -- Kashmir, India, and the institutionalization of jihad -- The Taliban, Bin Laden, and the road to 9/11 -- The tribal areas, 9/11, and the rise of the Pakistani Taliban -- Lal Masjid, army failures, and the domestic terrorism campaign -- Mumbai, the Buner moment, and troubles with the U.S. -- The shape of things to come -- The final unraveling. John R. Schmidt. Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-257, [259]-264) and index. a-pk--- Pakistan. Army. Political culture Pakistan Feudalism Political aspects Pakistan Political leadership Pakistan Islamic fundamentalism Pakistan Jihad Political aspects Pakistan Terrorism Government policy Pakistan Pakistan Politics and government 1988- Pakistan Foreign relations Pakistan Social conditions DS389 .S37 2011 954.9105/3 9780374280437 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0374280436 (hardcover : alk. paper) 2011016162 DLC 110426 20170105102916.0 16751475