| Description |
xliv, 655 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 608-619) and index. |
| Contents |
In history bound -- A difficult birth -- The first Kashmir war -- The legacy of conflict : chaos and ambitions -- Courting Uncle Sam -- Things fall apart -- The first coup -- Martial law and the search for legitimacy -- Wars and consequences -- September 1965 and Ayub's fall -- United Pakistan : how to break up a country -- Wars and consequences redux -- Bhutto rules -- Guardians of the faith -- The troika's musical chairs -- Systemic failures : the wars within -- The liberal autocrat -- Today and tomorrow. |
| Summary |
"Based on 30 years of research and analysis, this definitive book is a profound, multi-layered, and historical analysis of the nature and role of the Pakistan Army in the country's polity as well as its turbulent relationship with the United States."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Pakistan. Army -- Political activity.
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Pakistan -- Politics and government.
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Pakistan. Army. (OCoLC)fst00555714
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Armed Forces -- Political activity.
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Pakistan. (OCoLC)fst01210275
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| ISBN |
9780195476606 |
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0195476603 |
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9780195476972 (pbk.) |
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0195476972 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
99821484037 |
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