Pashtun identity and geopolitics in Southwest Asia : Pakistan and Afghanistan since 9/11 /: Pakistan and Afghanistan since 9/11. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Iftikhar H. Malik.
• Authors: Malik, Iftikhar Haider, 1949-
• Contents: Introduction -- Gandhara lands: wrestling with Pashtun identity and history -- Imperial hubris: the Afghan Taliban in ascendance -- Masculinities in conflict: Western pedagogy and the return of the Afghan Taliban -- Understanding Pakistan: geopolitical legacies and perspectives on violence -- Locating civic sentiments and movements in Pakistan: stalemated cycle, or a way forward? -- The United States and Pakistan: friends or foes! -- The European Union and Southwest Asia: perceptions, policies and permutations -- Conclusion: Pashtun troubled lands, uncertain Southwest Asia, or a new beginning.
• Publisher Details: New York : Anthem Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (pages.)
• Subjects: 954.91/00491593; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian; Pushtuns -- Ethnic identity; Afghan War, 2001-; Pakistan -- Politics and government -- 1988-; Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-; Pakistan -- Foreign relations -- 1971-; Afghanistan -- Foreign relations -- 2001-
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783084968; 1783084960
• Related ISBNs: 9781783084944; 1783084944
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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