Frontline Pakistan - The Struggle With Militant Islam

Informationen zum Autor Zahid Hussain is the Pakistan correspondent for the Times of London, the Wall Street Journal , and Newsweek . Klappentext Veteran Pakistani journalist and commentator Zahid Hussain explores Pakistan's complex political power web and the consequences of Musharraf's decision to support America's drive against jihadism, which essentially took Pakistan to war with itself. Conducting exclusive interviews with key players and grassroots radicals, Hussain pinpoints the origin of the jihadi movement in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the long-standing and often denied links between militants and Pakistani authorities, the weaknesses of successive elected governments, and the challenges to Musharraf's authority posed by politico-religious, sectarian, and civil society elements within the country. The jihadi madrassas of Pakistan are incubators of the most feared terrorists in the world. Although the country's "war on terror" has so far been a stage show, a very real battle is looming, the outcome of which will have grave implications for the future security of the world. Zusammenfassung Veteran Pakistani journalist and commentator Zahid Hussain explores Pakistan's complex political power web and the consequences of Musharraf's decision to support America's drive against jihadism! which essentially took Pakistan to war with itself. Conducting exclusive interviews with key players and grassroots radicals! Hussain pinpoints the origin of the jihadi movement in Pakistan and Afghanistan! the long-standing and often denied links between militants and Pakistani authorities! the weaknesses of successive elected governments! and the challenges to Musharraf's authority posed by politico-religious! sectarian! and civil society elements within the country. The jihadi madrassas of Pakistan are incubators of the most feared terrorists in the world. Although the country's "war on terror" has so far been a stage show! a very real battle is looming! the outcome of which will have grave implications for the future security of the world. ...

Product details

• Authors: Zahid Hussain, Zahid (EDT) Hussain, Hussain Zahid
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2008
• EAN: 9780231142250
• ISBN: 978-0-231-14225-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Pakistan, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / General, Islamic Studies, Terrorism, armed struggle, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Asian History, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Asia / South / General