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020 _a9780199405671 (pbk)
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_bN23
100 _aNawaz, Shuja
245 _aCrossed swords : Pakistan, its army, and the wars within
_c/ Shuja Nawaz
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aKarachi :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2017
300 _a653 p.
650 _aEconomics--Pakistan Politics and government--Pakistan--Army Armed Forces--Political activity--United States--Diplomatic relations
942 _cBK
505 0 _a1. In history bound 2. A difficult birth 3. The first Kashmir war 4. The legacy of conflict: chaos and ambitions 5. Courting Uncle Sam 6. Things fall apart 7. The first coup 8. Martial law and the search for legitimacy 9. Wars and consequences 10. September 1965 and Ayub’s fall 11. United Pakistan: how to break up a country 12. Wars and consequences Redux 13. Bhutto rules 14. Guardians of the faith 15. The troika’s musical chairs 16. Systemic failures: The wars within 17. The liberal autocrat 18. Today and tomorrow