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Pakistan : between mosque and military / Husain Haqqani.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace : Distributor, Brookings Institution Press, c2005.Description: xi, 397 p. : map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780870032141 (pbk.)
  • 0870032143 (pbk.)
  • 0870032232 (cloth)
  • 9780870032233 (cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 322/.5/09549 22
LOC classification:
  • JQ629.A38 C585 2005
Contents:
Identity and ideology -- Defending ideological frontiers -- Old and new Pakistan -- From Islamic republic to Islamic state -- Afghan jihad -- Military rule by other means -- Jihad without borders -- From ideological to functional state.
Summary: "This book analyzes the origins of the relationships between Islamist groups and Pakistan's military, and explores Pakistan's quest for identity and security. Tracing how the Pakistani military has sought U.S. support by making itself useful for concerns of the moment, author Husain Haqqani offers an alternative view of political developments in Pakistan since the country's independence in 1947"--Provided by publisher.
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks JQ629 .A38 C585 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000758077

"This book analyzes the origins of the relationships between Islamist groups and Pakistan's military, and explores Pakistan's quest for identity and security. Tracing how the Pakistani military has sought U.S. support by making itself useful for concerns of the moment, author Husain Haqqani offers an alternative view of political developments in Pakistan since the country's independence in 1947"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identity and ideology -- Defending ideological frontiers -- Old and new Pakistan -- From Islamic republic to Islamic state -- Afghan jihad -- Military rule by other means -- Jihad without borders -- From ideological to functional state.

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