Pakistan's drift into extremism : Allah, the army, and America's war on terror

Pakistan's drift into extremism : Allah, the army, and America's war on terror / Hassan Abbas ; foreword by Jessica Stern.

Author/creator	ʻAbbās, Ḥassān
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2005.
Description	xvii, 275 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Islamic fundamentalism--Pakistan. Islam and politics--Pakistan. Radicalism--Pakistan. Pakistan--Politics and government. Pakistan--Armed Forces --Political activity.

Contents	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 charmer -- 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.
General note	"East gate book."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-267) and index.
LCCN	2004007993
ISBN	0765614960 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DS384 .A27 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold