12 February 2012 / ,
In the wake of Pakistan’s development of nuclear weapons, unpoliceable border areas, shelter of the Taliban and Osama bin Laden and the spread of terrorist attacks by groups based in Pakistan to London, Bombay and New York, there is a clear need to look further than the simple image of a failed state so often portrayed in the media. Lieven’s analysis paves the way for clearer understanding of this remarkable and highly contradictory country.
by Anatol Lieven
Published by Penguin
10.99 pounds
in paperback
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