The duel Pakistan on the flight path of American power
Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world, the only Islamic state to have nuclear weapons, under military dictatorship for 33 of its 50 years in existence. Its 1000-mile border with Afghanistan is the likely hideout of Osama bin Laden--yet it is the linchpin in the United States'...
| Main Author: | Ali, Tariq. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Scribner,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st Scribner hardcover ed. |
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| Summary: |
Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world, the only Islamic state to have nuclear weapons, under military dictatorship for 33 of its 50 years in existence. Its 1000-mile border with Afghanistan is the likely hideout of Osama bin Laden--yet it is the linchpin in the United States' war on terror. With increasingly bold attacks by Taliban supporters in the border regions threatening to split the Pakistan army, with the only political alternatives as corrupt as the regime they seek to replace, and with a newly radicalized movement of lawyers testing its strength as champions of the rule of law, the chances of sustained stability in Pakistan look slim. Tariq Ali, long acknowledged as a leading commentator on Pakistan, combines deep understanding of the country with extensive firsthand research and unsparing political judgment to weigh the prospects of those contending for power today.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: |
xii, 288 p. : map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781416561019 1416561013 |
| Author Notes: |
Tariq Ali is an English Pakistaki author who will be featured at the Byron Bay Writers' Festival 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) |