Iftikhar H. Malik

Pashtun Identity and Geopolitics in Southwest Asia

Pakistan and Afghanistan since 9/11

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Produktbeschreibung

This book juxtaposes vital issues of Pashtun identity, state formation, Taliban on both sides of the Durand Line, Frontier Crimes Regulation, security prerogative and the civil societies of Pakistan and Afghanistan, which since 9/11, have been posited in a rather precarious geopolitics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 383g
• ISBN-13: 9781785272455
• ISBN-10: 1785272454
• Artikelnr.: 58604194

Autorenporträt

Iftikhar H. Malik is Professor of History at Bath Spa University and a historian of South Asia, Political Islam, and Muslim Diaspora communities.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Gandhara Lands: Wrestling with Pashtun Identity and History
2. Imperial Hubris: The Afghan Taliban in Ascendance
3. Masculinities in Conflict: Western Pedagogy and the Return of the Afghan Taliban
4. Understanding Pakistan: Geopolitical Legacies and Perspectives on Violence
5. Locating Civic Sentiments and Movements in Pakistan: Stalemated Cycle, or a Way Forward?
6. The United States and Pakistan: Friends or Foes!
7. The European Union and Southwest Asia: Perceptions, Policies and Permutations
Conclusion: Pashtun Troubled Lands, Uncertain Southwest Asia, or a New Beginning