The Army and Democracy

Military Politics in Pakistan

Aqil Shah

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$41.00 • £32.95 • €37.00

ISBN 9780674728936

Publication Date: 04/29/2014

Short

416 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Waging War, Building a Nation
2. Marching toward Martial Law
3. “Revolution” to Revolt
4. Recapturing the State
5. From Zia to Musharraf
6. Musharraf and Military Professionalism
7. The Military and Democracy
Conclusion
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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