Pashtun Identity and Geopolitics in Southwest Asia - Pakistan and Afghanistan Since 9/11

This book juxtaposes vital issues of Pashtun identity, state formation, Taliban on both sides of the Durand Line, Frontier Crimes Regulation, security prerogative and the civil societies of Pakistan and Afghanistan, which since 9/11, have been posited in a rather precarious geopolitics.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Gandhara Lands: Wrestling with Pashtun Identity and History; 2. Imperial Hubris: The Afghan Taliban in Ascendance; 3. Masculinities in Conflict: Western Pedagogy and the Return of the Afghan Taliban; 4. Understanding Pakistan: Geopolitical Legacies and Perspectives on Violence; 5. Locating Civic Sentiments and Movements in Pakistan: Stalemated Cycle, or a Way Forward?; 6. The United States and Pakistan: Friends or Foes!; 7. The European Union and Southwest Asia: Perceptions, Policies and Permutations; Conclusion: Pashtun Troubled Lands, Uncertain Southwest Asia, or a New Beginning

About the author

Iftikhar H. Malik is Professor of History at Bath Spa University and a historian of South Asia, Political Islam, and Muslim Diaspora communities.

Product details

• Authors: Iftikhar H Malik, Iftikhar H. Malik, Malik Iftikhar H.
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781785272455
• ISBN: 978-1-78527-245-5
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Anthem Middle East Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Afghanistan, Naher und Mittlerer Osten, Pakistan, Asia, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Middle East, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, Regional / International studies