The Idea of Pakistan

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ISBN:

9780195683660

Publication date:

22/09/2006

Paperback

400 pages

216x140mm

Price: 595.00 INR

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ISBN:

9780195683660

Publication date:

22/09/2006

Paperback

400 pages

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

Stephen P. Cohen

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