The Idea of Pakistan

Stephen P. Cohen

Sep 2004 · Rowman & Littlefield

About this ebook

In recent years Pakistan has emerged as a strategic player on the world stage—both as a potential rogue state armed with nuclear weapons and as an American ally in the war against terrorism. But our understanding of this country is superficial. To probe beyond the headlines, Stephen Cohen, author of the prize-winning India: Emerging Power, offers a panoramic portrait of this complex country—from its origins as a homeland for Indian Muslims to a militarydominated state that has experienced uneven economic growth, political chaos, sectarian violence, and several nuclear crises with its much larger neighbor, India. Pakistan's future is uncertain. Can it fulfill its promise of joining the community of nations as a moderate Islamic state, at peace with its neighbors, or could it dissolve completely into a failed state, spewing out terrorists and nuclear weapons in several directions? The Idea of Pakistan will be an essential tool for understanding this critically important country.

Ratings and reviews

To read completely.Started from p.267.Read upto end.Gone to grave many times but has comeback A AMERICAN magic.Will explode one day spearading ISLAMIC TERRORISTS armed with atomic weapons to all corners of world including USA. But MRS.CLINTON & other short sighted American Political masters keep blind eyes towards this forthcoming disaster & AMERICAN people will pay very heavy price for failure of their current administration.

Though,some acceptable facts are there in book, it is mainly based on hypothesises.

Best book for newbies. very lucent and topic wise discussion

About the author

Stephen Philip Cohen is a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies program at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of classic books on India's and Pakistan's armies and the widely praised India: Emerging Power (Brookings, 2001). He was a member of the Policy Planning Staff of the U.S. Department of State and before joining Brookings was a faculty member at the University of Illinois.