Abbas, Hassan, 1969-

Pakistan's drift into extremism : Allah, the army, and America's war on terror / Hassan Abbas ; foreword by Jessica Stern. - Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2005. - xvii, 275 p., [10] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.

'An East gate book.'

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The early years : a dream deferred -- Ayub Era : Kashmir and the 1965 war with India -- General Yahya and the dismemberment of Pakistan -- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto : the charismatic -- General Zia ul-Haq : the redefinition of a country -- A return to democracy : Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif -- General Pervez Musharraf : a season of hope -- Jihadi outfits : Pakistan's'rent-a-son' agencies -- 9/11 and the war on terror -- The road ahead

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Islamic fundamentalism--Pakistan.
Islam and politics--Pakistan.
Radicalism--Pakistan.


Pakistan--Politics and government.
Pakistan--Armed Forces--Political activity.