The Idea of Pakistan
Categories: Politics & Social Sciences
In The Idea of Pakistan (2004), political scientist Stephen P. Cohen examines the history, politics and future of Pakistan, a state created in 1947 as a homeland for the Muslims of South Asia. Cohen analyses the army, political parties, Islamist groups and regional movements that compete to define the country, along with its relations with India, Afghanistan and the United States. He weighs possible futures for Pakistan and argues that its stability matters to the wider world.
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- Fareed Zakaria: “Pakistan is really at the center of the problem of global terrorism today. And this book will help you understand that complicated country.”