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Jihad as grand strategy : Islamist militancy, national security, and the Pakistani state / S. Paul Kapur.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kapur, S. Paul, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam and politics--Pakistan.
- Islam and politics.
- Religious militants--Pakistan.
- Religious militants.
- National security--Pakistan.
- National security.
- Pakistan--Politics and government.
- Pakistan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan has used Islamist militants to wage jihad and compensate for severe state weakness. Although initially successful, this strategy has become extremely dangerous. In order to avoid catastrophe, Pakistan will have to abandon it and thoroughly reconceptualize the Pakistani state.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The logic of a militant proxy strategy
- 3. Partition and an emerging strategy
- 4. Pakistan's militant strategy evolves
- 5. Kashmir and Afghanistan reprise
- 6. Jihad as grand strategy: an assessment
- 7. The future: can Pakistan abandon jihad?
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-061183-9
- 0-19-061182-0
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