The Idea of Pakistan
Price: 595.00 INR
ISBN:
9780195683660
Publication date:
22/09/2006
Paperback
400 pages
216x140mm
Price: 595.00 INR
ISBN:
9780195683660
Publication date:
22/09/2006
Paperback
400 pages
Part of Oxford India Paperbacks
Stephen P. Cohen
In this book, Stephen Cohen off ers a panoramic portrait of Pakistan—from its ideational origins to its present existence as a military-dominated state. It off ers a nuanced understanding of this complex country and goes beyond popular impressions in India of Pakistan being nothing more than an army with a country. Th is book will interest political scientists, strategic analysts, policymakers, diplomats, journalists, defence personnel, and general readers.
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Stephen P. Cohen
Description
In this book, Stephen Cohen off ers a panoramic portrait of Pakistan—from its ideational origins to its present existence as a military-dominated state. It off ers a nuanced understanding of this complex country and goes beyond popular impressions in India of Pakistan being nothing more than an army with a country. Th is book will interest political scientists, strategic analysts, policymakers, diplomats, journalists, defence personnel, and general readers.
About the author
Stephen Philip Cohen is Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, Washington DC, USA
Stephen P. Cohen
Review
"Cohen is both an expert and a scholar on the military, on strategy, on the region, and on [Pakistan's] politics and history ... this book is a must read."
— Thomas R. Pickering, Former US Ambassador to India
"Cohen's work is at once accessible to the lay reader and insightful to those interested in policy debates on Pakistan in the United States, India and beyond."
— C. Raja Mohan, The Indian Express
"The Idea of Pakistan is an intellectual tour de force; a gripping and informative tale about a dangerously flawed but not failed state."
— Dennis Kux, Senior Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
"The Idea of Pakistan is a must-read; it's a very wise analysis."
— Jaswant Singh, Outlook
Stephen P. Cohen
Description
In this book, Stephen Cohen off ers a panoramic portrait of Pakistan—from its ideational origins to its present existence as a military-dominated state. It off ers a nuanced understanding of this complex country and goes beyond popular impressions in India of Pakistan being nothing more than an army with a country. Th is book will interest political scientists, strategic analysts, policymakers, diplomats, journalists, defence personnel, and general readers.
About the author
Stephen Philip Cohen is Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, Washington DC, USA
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