The Pashtun Question - The Unresolved Key to the Future of Pakistan and Afghanistan

Author argues that the failure of Pakistan and Afghanistan to absorb Pashtuns into their sate structures and societies has been a critical failure of nation- and state-building

About the author

Abubakar Siddique is a journalist with Radio Free Europe in Prague, specialising in coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has spent the past fifteen years researching and writing about security, political, humanitarian and cultural issues in Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Pashtun heartland where he was born. In addition to his reporting, Siddique has spoken at Western thinktanks and has contributed articles, chapters and research papers to a range of publications.

Summary

Both an eye-witness account and serious scholarly inquiry, this book describes and analyses a people whose destiny will shape the future of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Product details

• Authors: Abubakar Siddique, Siddique Abubakar
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781849042925
• ISBN: 978-1-84904-292-5
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 508 g
• Illustrations: black & white halftones, Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, Asian History, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity