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1 online resource (xii, 435 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
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PDF |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: 'speak, for your lips are free' -- From minority to nation -- Truncated state, divided nation -- A sprawling military barrack -- Pitfalls of martial rule -- Toward the watershed of 1971 -- The rise and fall of populism -- Martial rule in an Islamic garb -- Democracy restored? -- A geostrategic riddle -- Entangled endgames -- Epilogue: overcoming terror. |
| Summary |
In a probing biography of her native land, Ayesha Jalal provides a unique insider's assessment of how the nuclear-armed Muslim nation of Pakistan evolved into a country besieged by military domination and militant religious extremism, and explains why its dilemmas weigh so heavily on prospects for peace in the region. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Pakistan -- History.
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Pakistan. |
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History. |
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Pakistan -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
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Civil-military relations -- Pakistan.
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Civil-military relations. |
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Democracy -- Pakistan.
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Islam and politics -- Pakistan.
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Democracy. |
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Islam and state -- Pakistan.
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Islam and politics. |
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Geopolitics -- Pakistan.
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Geopolitics. |
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Islam and state. |
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HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jalal, Ayesha. Struggle for Pakistan 9780674052895 (DLC) 2014006379 (OCoLC)875999872 |
| ISBN |
9780674735859 (electronic book) |
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0674735854 (electronic book) |
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0674744993 |
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9780674744998 |
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9780674052895 |
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0674052897 |
| Standard No. |
10.4159/harvard.9780674735859 |
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