A History of the Pakistan Army
Author : Brian Cloughley
Publisher :
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 12,26 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Pakistan
ISBN :
Fighting to the End
Author : C. Christine Fair
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 32,45 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0199892709
Book Description
The Pakistan Army is poised for perpetual conflict with India which it cannot win militarily or politically. What explains Pakistan's persistent revisionism despite increasing costs and decreasing likelihood of success? This book argues that an understanding of the army's strategic culture explains its willingness to fight to the end
Pakistan
Author : Husain Haqqani
Publisher : Carnegie Endowment
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 20,31 MB
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0870032852
Book Description
Among U.S. allies in the war against terrorism, Pakistan cannot be easily characterized as either friend or foe. Nuclear-armed Pakistan is an important center of radical Islamic ideas and groups. Since 9/11, the selective cooperation of president General Pervez Musharraf in sharing intelligence with the United States and apprehending al Qaeda members has led to the assumption that Pakistan might be ready to give up its longstanding ties with radical Islam. But Pakistan's status as an Islamic ideological state is closely linked with the Pakistani elite's worldview and the praetorian ambitions of its military. This book analyzes the origins of the relationships between Islamist groups and Pakistan's military, and explores the nation's quest for identity and security. Tracing how the military has sought U.S. support by making itself useful for concerns of the moment—while continuing to strengthen the mosque-military alliance within Pakistan—Haqqani offers an alternative view of political developments since the country's independence in 1947.
The Army and Democracy
Author : Aqil Shah
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 20,97 MB
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0674728939
Book Description
In sharp contrast to neighboring India, the Muslim nation of Pakistan has been ruled by its military for over three decades. The Army and Democracy identifies steps for reforming Pakistan’s armed forces and reducing its interference in politics, and sees lessons for fragile democracies striving to bring the military under civilian control.
Pakistan's Drift into Extremism
Author : Hassan Abbas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 21,83 MB
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317463285
Book Description
This book examines the rise of religious extremism in Pakistan, particularly since 1947, and analyzes its connections to the Pakistani army's corporate interests and U.S.-Pakistan relations. It includes profiles of leading Pakistani militant groups with details of their origins, development, and capabilities. The author begins with an historical overview of the introduction of Islam to the Indian sub-continent in 712 AD, and brings the story up to the present by describing President Musharraf's handling of the war on terror. He provides a detailed account of the political developments in Pakistan since 1947 with a focus on the influence of religious and military forces. He also discusses regional politics, Pakistan's attempt to gain nuclear power status, and U.S.-Pakistan relations, and offers predictions for Pakistan's domestic and regional prospects.
Inside the Pakistan Army
Author : Carey Schofield
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,21 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Pakistan
ISBN : 9781906447021
Book Description
Schofield spent five years with the Pakistan army, accompanying them on maneuvers and getting to know key figures from junior soldiers to Kayani himself. For five years, she travelled everywhere with them. They even had a uniform made for her. "Inside the Pakistan Army" is the truth about the army's vital role as an ally in the war.
Crossed Swords
Author : Shuja Nawaz
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 17,77 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
Based on 30 years of research and analysis, this definitive book is a profound, multi-layered, and historical analysis of the nature and role of the Pakistan army in the country's polity as well as its turbulent relationship with the United States. Shuja Nawaz examines the army and Pakistan in both peace and war. Using many hitherto unpublished materials from the archives of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the General Headquarters of the Pakistan Army, as well as interviews with key military and political figures in Pakistan and the United States, he sheds light not only on the Pakistan Army and its US connections but also on Pakistan as a key Muslim country in one of the world's toughest neighborhoods. In doing so, he lays bare key facts about Pakistan's numerous wars with India and its many rounds of political musical chairs, as well as the Kargil conflict of 1999. He then draws lessons from this history that may help Pakistan end its wars within and create a stabler political entity. Visit http://www.shujanawaz.com for more information about Shuja Nawaz.
War, Coups and Terror
Author : Brian Cloughley
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 35,70 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1844157954
Book Description
An insider with links to Pakistan's past and present military officers, Cloughley provides a unique insight into their Army's influence and position as a force in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
The Pakistan Army
Author : Stephen P. Cohen
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 28,94 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive study of one of the Third World's most important armies. Professor Stephen P. Cohen has updated this well-known work for the fiftieth anniversary of independence.
Military Inc
Author : Ayesha Siddiqa-Agha
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,57 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Civil-military relations
ISBN : 9781786800114
Book Description
Pakistan is a strategic ally of the US in the 'war on terror'. It is the third largest recipient of US aid in the world. Yet Pakistan is a state run by its army and intelligence service. Operating in the shadows, Pakistan's military industrial complex owns and controls swathes of the economic and political landscape of the country. Military Inc. dares to illuminate the military as an oppressive holding company possessing not just security-related businesses, but also hotels, shopping malls, insurance companies, banks, farms and even an airline. The result is a deeply undemocratic society, where money is funnelled towards the military's economic enterprises, leaving those in need of it impoverished and effectively disenfranchised. With an empirical richness, and a view to Pakistan's recent history, Ayesha Siddiqa offers a detailed and powerful case study of a global phenomenon: corruption, hollow economic growth and elitism. This new edition includes a chapter on the recent developments of the military's foray into the media, and a new preface.
