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The Pakistan cauldron : conspiracy, assassination & instability / James P. Farwell ; foreword by Joseph D. Duffey.
Van Pelt Library JA85.2.P3 F37 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Farwell, James P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communication in politics--Pakistan.
- Communication in politics.
- Political leadership--Pakistan.
- Political leadership.
- Khan, A. Q. (Abdul Qadeer), 1936-2021.
- Khan, A. Q.
- Bhutto, Benazir, 1953-2007.
- Bhutto, Benazir.
- Musharraf, Pervez.
- Pakistan--Politics and government--1988-1999.
- Pakistan.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 331 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2011]
- Summary:
- Reveals what makes Pakistani politicians tick by analyzing the way three leadersthe late two-time prime minister Benazir Bhutto, former president Pervez Musharraf, and current president Asif Ali Zardari (Bhutto's widower)employed strategic communication to achive their goals; Explores the reasons that Pakistan often undercuts American national security interests and explains how Pakistan perceives its own national security interests; Provides lessons for dealing more effectively with military dictators who do not trust their own citizens or whose governments are essentially nonfunctioning
- Contents:
- Part I Muzzling the Scientist
- 1 The Curious Case of A. Q. Khan 3
- 2 Removing Khan from Play 12
- 3 Conspiracy Land 26
- Part II A Woman of Courage
- 4 The Mysterious Encounter 39
- 5 A Life Rooted in Blood and Turmoil 49
- 6 The Populist Aristocrat 54
- 7 The Years Harden Hostilities 68
- 8 Prime Minister at Thirty-five 73
- 9 Musharraf Battles to Survive 93
- 10 Cutting the Cards 99
- 11 The Red Mosque 109
- 12 Bhutto and Musharraf Reach an Agreement 117
- 13 Karachi 123
- 14 The State of Emergency 131
- 15 Liaquat Bagh 135
- 16 "Busharraf" of Pakistan 141
- Part III Dealing with the Assassination
- 17 The Campaign of Influence 149
- 18 The Fallout 193
- 19 Who Killed Benazir? 206
- Part IV A Nation on the Brink
- 20 The Aftermath 225
- 21 Quo Vadis? Where To? 227
- 22 Resetting the Terms of Cooperation Amid Public Paranoia 240
- 23 Looking Ahead 259.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-322) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781597979825
- 1597979821
- 9781597979832
- 159797983X
- OCLC:
- 711777358
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