Pakistan : A Hard Country (Paperback)

from HadriantheBlind

Excellent and profoundly revealing book about Pakistan. Investigates the country very thoroughly from many angles (ethnic/regional, religious, military, political, economic, environmental, and the relationship with the Taliban). Analyzes the diverse ethnic groups and demystifies them - their conc...

from Opinionated

A very comprehensive and illuminating study of Pakistan, focusing less on its conflicts than on the things that bind it together. In his introduction Lieven states that he was originally going to call the book "Why Pakistan works"; I think he should have done as too often all we hear is of Islami...

from prak

A good book. discusses structures of the pak state, justice (by tribal dictate in Balochistan and pathans, and bribery and contacts in the rest of the country), religion ( shia, sunni ,jamaat islamia(moderate-middle class),extremism- northern parts of Punjab around Multan, karchi (more clashes be...

from HadriantheBlind

Excellent and profoundly revealing book about Pakistan. Investigates the country very thoroughly from many angles (ethnic/regional, religious, military, political, economic, environmental, and the relationship with the Taliban). Analyzes the diverse ethnic groups and demystifies them - their conc...

from Opinionated

A very comprehensive and illuminating study of Pakistan, focusing less on its conflicts than on the things that bind it together. In his introduction Lieven states that he was originally going to call the book "Why Pakistan works"; I think he should have done as too often all we hear is of Islami...