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Pakistan: Between Mosque And Military 24 reviews
Husain Haqqani
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2005
Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military
+ Realistically Real
This is quite simply the best book on Pakistan that has ever been written, for it finally pierces the veil of deception which the Pakistani military has succeeded in drawing over the true nature of its long-term strategy. The book documents in great depth and detail that behind its "deny, lie, ...
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Pakistan: Eye of the Storm 14 reviews
Owen Bennett Jones
Yale University Press, 2003
An amazing insight into Pakistani politics
+ A Country Study Plus
+ Lead, kindly light... most of the times.
+ An Absorbing, Readable, but Forgettable Book
+ College-level readers will find it involving
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Alive and Well in Pakistan: A Human Journey in a Dangerous Time2 reviews
Ethan Casey
Vision, 2005
A Great Account of Life in Pakistan
+ In the dust of Paskistan
An excellent account of the journey of a journalist in Pakistan. Not only will you be learning a lot of how life is in Pakistan for people from all walks of life but also you will have an enjoyable time reading the book. Very intriguing and thought provoking. A book well worth reading!!
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Fearful Symmetry: India-pakistan Crises in the Shadow of Nuclear Weapons 1 review
Sumit Ganguly, Devin T. Hagerty
University of Washington Press, 2006
The Leaders Hide is On The Line
Countries sometimes to act like rival highschool teams. And the more similar the schools (or countries) the stronger the rivalry. In schools they play football. With countries they go to war.
But all of a sudden this doean't work any more. The Cold War never turned very hot. I've often wondered ...
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Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan23 reviews
Robert D. Kaplan
Vintage, 2001
A first rate book on Afghanistan
+ Please Read Robert Kaplan
+ The Many Worlds of Afghanistan
Kaplan is an American journalist who made several trips into Afghanistan during the time that the Soviet Union had occupied Afghanistan and was intent on turning Afghanistan into a communist country.
In his trips, Kaplan experienced and describes the life common to all mountain peoples, the ...
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Pakistan's Drift Into Extremism: Allah, then Army, and America's War Terror8 reviews
Hassan Abbas
M.E. Sharpe, 2004
Very relevant to what's happening today in South Asia/Pakistan
+ Very good book
+ Analyze Yourself
Very intriguing and bold work - exposes how religious bigots and fundamentalists have entrenched themselves in Pakistan. It doesn't spare anyone - Pakistan army and its intelligence, American foreign policy blunders, Indian intransigence and failure of Pakistan's political elite - a very balanced ...
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Pakistan: In the Shadow of Jihad and Afghanistan17 reviews
Mary Anne Weaver
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002
Considers its pivotal role in world politics
+ Wonderful Introduction based on experience
+ up close and personal
+ up close and personal
+ A failed state with nuclear weapons.
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Shopping for Bombs: Nuclear Proliferation, Global Insecurity, and the Rise and Fall of the A.Q. Khan Network11 reviews
Gordon Corera
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
A top recommendation for both general-interest collections strong in terrorist studies and military holdings.
+ Actual Man who achived this for his country-Dr. Alam
+ Nuclear technology for sale
+ Outstanding!
+ Nice research, though lot of it unsubstantiated
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Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant Islam5 reviews
Zahid Hussain
Columbia University Press, 2007
Pakistan - A Social and Political Explosion Waiting to Happen
+ Informative Summary of Militant Islam in Pakistan
+ Good book for military readers
+ Great book - in touch with ground reality
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Pakistan: In the Shadow of Jihad and Afghanistan17 reviews
Mary Anne Weaver
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002
Considers its pivotal role in world politics
+ Wonderful Introduction based on experience
+ up close and personal
+ up close and personal
+ A failed state with nuclear weapons.
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Pakistan: Between Mosque And Military24 reviews
Husain Haqqani
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2005
Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military
+ Realistically Real
This is quite simply the best book on Pakistan that has ever been written, for it finally pierces the veil of deception which the Pakistani military has succeeded in drawing over the true nature of its long-term strategy. The book documents in great depth and detail that behind its "deny, lie, ...
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Shopping for Bombs: Nuclear Proliferation, Global Insecurity, and the Rise and Fall of the A.Q. Khan Network11 reviews
Gordon Corera
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006
A top recommendation for both general-interest collections strong in terrorist studies and military holdings.
+ Actual Man who achived this for his country-Dr. Alam
+ Nuclear technology for sale
+ Outstanding!
+ Nice research, though lot of it unsubstantiated
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Pakistan's Drift Into Extremism: Allah, then Army, and America's War Terror8 reviews
Hassan Abbas
M.E. Sharpe, 2004
Very relevant to what's happening today in South Asia/Pakistan
+ Very good book
+ Analyze Yourself
Very intriguing and bold work - exposes how religious bigots and fundamentalists have entrenched themselves in Pakistan. It doesn't spare anyone - Pakistan army and its intelligence, American foreign policy blunders, Indian intransigence and failure of Pakistan's political elite - a very balanced ...
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Fearful Symmetry: India-pakistan Crises in the Shadow of Nuclear Weapons1 review
Sumit Ganguly, Devin T. Hagerty
University of Washington Press, 2006
The Leaders Hide is On The Line
Countries sometimes to act like rival highschool teams. And the more similar the schools (or countries) the stronger the rivalry. In schools they play football. With countries they go to war.
But all of a sudden this doean't work any more. The Cold War never turned very hot. I've often wondered ...
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Pakistan: Eye of the Storm14 reviews
Owen Bennett Jones
Yale University Press, 2003
An amazing insight into Pakistani politics
+ A Country Study Plus
+ Lead, kindly light... most of the times.
+ An Absorbing, Readable, but Forgettable Book
+ College-level readers will find it involving
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Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant Islam5 reviews
Zahid Hussain
Columbia University Press, 2007
Pakistan - A Social and Political Explosion Waiting to Happen
+ Informative Summary of Militant Islam in Pakistan
+ Good book for military readers
+ Great book - in touch with ground reality
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Alive and Well in Pakistan: A Human Journey in a Dangerous Time2 reviews
Ethan Casey
Vision, 2005
A Great Account of Life in Pakistan
+ In the dust of Paskistan
An excellent account of the journey of a journalist in Pakistan. Not only will you be learning a lot of how life is in Pakistan for people from all walks of life but also you will have an enjoyable time reading the book. Very intriguing and thought provoking. A book well worth reading!!
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Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan23 reviews
Robert D. Kaplan
Vintage, 2001
A first rate book on Afghanistan
+ Please Read Robert Kaplan
+ The Many Worlds of Afghanistan
Kaplan is an American journalist who made several trips into Afghanistan during the time that the Soviet Union had occupied Afghanistan and was intent on turning Afghanistan into a communist country.
In his trips, Kaplan experienced and describes the life common to all mountain peoples, the ...
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