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| Crossed Swords |
| Pakistan, its Army, and the Wars Within |
| Shuja Nawaz |
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In Pakistan and India: a broad range of the public, newsmedia, military, and political audiences, as well as academics. For the West: the general public, military, and academia. In academia, the book may be ideal for both undergraduate and graduate courses in history, politics, South Asian studies, military studies, international relations,and conflict studies. |
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The definitive, inside story and historical analysis of the Pakistan army examines the army in peace and war and takes you behind today’s headlines. It explains the turbulent relationship of the army with the Pakistani state and its major foreign ally, the United States. Using many hitherto unpublished materials from the archives of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the General Headquarters of the Pakistan army, as well as interviews with major 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 neigborhoods. 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 1998. He then draws lessons from this history that may help Pakistan end its wars within and create a stabler political entity.
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|  | An MQM incident |
| | Asif Nawaz’s Death |
| | On Kargil |
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| About the Author / Editor |
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Shuja Nawaz was a newscaster and current affairs producer with Pakistan Television from 1967 to 1972. He covered the 1971 war with India on the Western front. A graduate of Gordon College, Rawalpindi and the Graduate School of Journalism of Columbia University, he has worked as a journalist for The New York Times and the World Health Organization, and as a Division Chief at the International Monetary Fund and as a Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency. He has also been Editor of Finance & Development, the multilingual quarterly of the IMF and the World Bank, and has written and spoken widely on military and politico-economic issues. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia. |
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| Hardback | 600 pages | ISBN: 9780195476606 | Price: Rs.695.00 | |
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