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Bangladesh and Pakistan : flirting with failure in South Asia

Title: Bangladesh and Pakistan : flirting with failure in South Asia / William B. Milam.
Author: Milam, William B.
Publication: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009.

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Description

xii, 276 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

"Since 1971, Pakistan has evolved into a praetorian state plagued by army interventions and corrupt civilian governments. Nevertheless, the tunnel-vision of General Musharraf triggered a political implosion in 2007, and widespread dismay over the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has led Pakistanis to vote overwhelmingly for unfettered civilian rule and the diminishment of religious parties. In contrast, the Bangladesh Army seems intent on returning control to civilians, having remained averse to power for the past seventeen years. Furthermore, Bangladeshi society isn't nearly as Islamicized as Pakistan's, though jihadi groups stand ready to exploit the government's weaknesses." "Milam takes a hard look at the political and religious realities of both countries, especially the al-Qaeda-linked jihadi networks that threaten to permanently turn Pakistan into an ideological state. He also considers Islam's undeniable influence on the culture of both societies, and, in turn, the influence of these cultures on the tone and expression of Islam."--Jacket.

Series Statement

ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ; 34th v.

Uniform Title

ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series ; v. 34.

Subject

Note

"An ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy book."

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-269) and index.

Contents

Introduction: The turning points -- The legacy of two bloody partitions -- Flawed leaders and failed democracies -- From military to civilian rule in Bangladesh -- From military to semi-military rule in Pakistan -- The Ershad military intervention -- Electoral democracy is not enough -- Electoral democracy revisits Pakistan, 1988-99 -- Pakistan's self-fulling prophecy: The military back in power -- Economic and social development and the NGOs -- Still on the brink after thirty-seven years -- Epilogue.

ISBN

9780231700665
0231700660
9781850659204
1850659206
9781850659211
1850659214

LCCN

2008037416

OCLC

ocn226360222
226360222
SCSB-14427195

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library