Bangladesh and Pakistan : flirting with failure in South Asia / William B. Milam.
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TextSeries: ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series: v. 34.Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, c2009Description: xii, 276 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780231700665 (cloth : alk. paper); 0231700660 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Islam and politics -- Pakistan | Islam and politics -- Bangladesh | Pakistan -- Politics and government | Bangladesh -- Politics and government | Pakistan -- Civilization | Bangladesh -- CivilizationDDC classification: 954.9105 LOC classification: DS384 | .M38 2009Online resources: Table of contents only | Book review (H-Net) | Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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"An ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-269) and index.
Introduction: The turning points -- The legacy of two bloody partitions -- Flawed leaders and failed democracies -- From military to civilian rule in Bangladesh -- From military to semi-military rule in Pakistan -- The Ershad military intervention -- Electoral democracy is not enough -- Electoral democracy revisits Pakistan, 1988-99 -- Pakistan's self-fulling prophecy: The military back in power -- Economic and social development and the NGOs -- Still on the brink after thirty-seven years -- Epilogue.
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