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Author Schmidt, John R., 1948-

Title The unraveling : Pakistan in the age of jihad / John R. Schmidt.

Publication Info. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.

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Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  954.91 SCH    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  954.91 SCH54    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  954.91 SCH    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  954.9105 SCHMIDT    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 279 pages : map ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-264) and index.
Contents An improbable state -- The feudals and the army -- Religion, Zia, and the anti-Soviet jihad in Afghanistan -- Kashmir, India, and the institutionalization of jihad -- The Taliban, Bin Laden, and the road to 9/11 -- The tribal areas, 9/11, and the rise of the Pakistani Taliban -- Lal Masjid, army failures, and the domestic terrorism campaign -- Mumbai, the Buner moment, and troubles with the U.S. -- The shape of things to come -- The final unraveling.
Subject Pakistan -- Politics and government -- 1988-
Political culture -- Pakistan.
Pakistan -- Foreign relations.
Pakistan -- Social conditions.
Feudalism -- Political aspects -- Pakistan.
Political leadership -- Pakistan.
Pakistan. Army.
Islamic fundamentalism -- Pakistan.
Jihad -- Political aspects -- Pakistan.
Terrorism -- Government policy -- Pakistan.
ISBN 9780374280437 hardcover alkaline paper $27.00
0374280436 hardcover alkaline paper
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