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Jalal, Ayesha,

The struggle for Pakistan : a Muslim homeland and global politics / Ayesha Jalal. - xii, 435 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

ISBN: 9780674052895 0674052897 9780674979833 0674979834

LCCN: 2014006379

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB4A8613 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Civil-military relations--Pakistan.
Democracy--Pakistan.
Islam and politics--Pakistan.
Islam and state--Pakistan.
Geopolitics--Pakistan.
Civil-military relations.
Democracy.
Geopolitics.
Islam and politics.
Islam and state.
Politics and government
Politik.
Islam och civila samhället.
Islam och staten.
Demokrati.
Militären och samhället.
Politik och förvaltning.
Geopolitik.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Pakistan--History.
Pakistan--Politics and government.
Pakistan.
Pakistan.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: DS383.5.A2 / J338 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 954.9104