The unraveling : Pakistan in the age of Jihad / John R. Schmidt.
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TextPublisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 279 p. : map ; 24 cmISBN: 9780374280437 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0374280436 (hardcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): 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 conditionsDDC classification: 954.9105/3 LOC classification: DS389 | .S37 2011| Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS) | Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS) | NFIC | General Stacks | 954.91053 SCH 2011 (Browse shelf) | Available | CIPS0001940 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-257, [259]-264) and index.
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.
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