Pashtun identity and geopolitics in Southwest Asia : Pakistan and Afghanistan since 9/11 / Iftikhar H. Malik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malik, Iftikhar Haider, 1949- author.

Series:

Anthem Middle East studies

Anthem Middle East Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taliban.

Pushtuns--Ethnic identity.

Pushtuns.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Ethnicity.

Pakistan--Politics and government--1988-1999.

Pakistan.

Politics and government.

Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-2021.

Afghanistan.

Pakistan--Foreign relations--1971-.

International relations.

Afghanistan--Foreign relations--2001-2021.

Physical Description:

xvi, 212 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Anthem Press, 2016.

Summary:

Instead of focusing on Pakistan and Afghanistan as two separate entities. Malik brings them together by investigating areas such as the evolution and persistence of the Taliban, the quest for Pashtun identity, the ambivalent status of the tribal region and the state of civic clusters on both sides. In addition to examining relations with the United States and the EU, Malik also pays attention to regional specifics as well as to India and China. Pashtun Identity and Geopolitics in Southwest Asia brings together the vital disciplines of ethnography, history, Islamic studies and international relations and benefits from a wide variety of source material. Malik takes into account salient subjects including political Islam, the nature and extent of violence since 9/11, the failure of Western policies in the region, the Drone warfare and the emergence of new regimes in Kabul, Islamabad and Delhi to offer fresh opportunities as well as new perceptions of these threats. Book jacket.

Contents:

Gandhara lands: wrestling with Pashtun identity and history

Imperial hubris: the Afghan Taliban in ascendance

Masculinities in conflict: Western pedagogy and the return of the Afghan Taliban

Understanding Pakistan: geopolitical legacies and perspectives on violence

Locating civic sentiments and movements in Pakistan: stalemated cycle, or a way forward?

The United States and Pakistan: friends or foes!

The European Union and Southwest Asia: perceptions, policies and permutations

Conclusion: Pashtun troubled lands, uncertain Southwest Asia or a new beginning.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-204) and index.

ISBN:

9781783084944

1783084944

OCLC:

945648774