A Brief History of Pakistan (repost)
A Brief History of Pakistan by James Wynbrandt and Fawaz A. Gerges
English | ISBN: 081606184X, 0816061858 | 2009 | PDF | 324 pages | 20,6 MB
English | ISBN: 081606184X, 0816061858 | 2009 | PDF | 324 pages | 20,6 MB
In the course of a few years, Pakistan has assumed strategic importance on the world stage, acting as both a linchpin in the global war on terrorism and a 'swing' state in the ideological conflict between democracy and dictatorship, and between Islamic and secular rule.
How did this poor country come to occupy such a position in little more than half a century of existence? What are the historical precedents for its present course? And what can we learn from its past that can help us evaluate the prospects for its future?