Pakistan's drift into extremism : Allah, the army, and America's war on terror /
Hassan Abbas ; foreword by Jessica Stern.
- Armonk, N.Y. ; London : M.E. Sharpe, c2005.
- 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.
0765614960 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2004007993
Islamic fundamentalism--Pakistan. Islam and politics--Pakistan. Radicalism--Pakistan.
Pakistan--Politics and government. Pakistan--Armed Forces--Political activity.