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
0765614979 RM103.54 8182741580 (hbk)
Islamic fundamentalism--Pakistan. Islam and politics--Pakistan. Radicalism--Pakistan.
Pakistan--Politics and government. Pakistan--Armed Forces--Political activity.