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  • Military Inc.

    Inside Pakistan's Military Economy

    by Ayesha Siddiqa ...
    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 ... Read more

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  • Military Inc.

    Inside Pakistan's Military Economy

    by Ayesha Siddiqa ...
    "This bold book explains why it will be so difficult to persuade the Pakistani military to renounce political power and return to the barracks. It is a must read for anyone who cares about Pakistan or its future." Lee H. Hamilton, President and Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars"Siddiqa demonstrates [how] economic impunity and political impunity are closely related."Nicole ... Read more

    $26.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pakistan's Political Parties

    Surviving between Dictatorship and Democracy

    by Mariam Mufti, Sahar Shafqat, Niloufer Siddiqui, Saeed Shafqat, Philip Jones, Tabinda M. Khan, Tahir Naqvi, Anushay Malik0, Johann Chacko1, Asad Liaqat2, Ali Cheema3, Shandana Khan Mohmand4, Hassan Javid5, Sarah Khan6, Sameen Mohsin Ali7, Ayesha Siddiqa8, Yasser Kureshi9, Christopher Clary0, Mohammad Waseem1 ...
    Series series South Asia in World Affairs series
    Pakistan’s 2018 general elections marked the second successful transfer of power from one elected civilian government to another—a remarkable achievement considering the country’s history of dictatorial rule. Pakistan’s Political Parties examines how the civilian side of the state’s current regime has survived the transition to democracy, providing critical insight into the evolution of political ... Read more

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  • The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars

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