M. J. Akbar

Tinderbox (eBook, ePUB)

The Past and Future of Pakistan

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan, acclaimed author and journalist M. J. Akbar traces the search for a Muslim space that began in the eighteenth century, and the events, people, circumstances, and mind-set that culminated in a fractured India in 1947. But why is Pakistan in danger of becoming a jelly state, a country that constantly quivers on the edge of instability? Akbar investigates contradictions in the nation's modern leadership, from Jinnah's secular ideals to the theocrats' clear stance on creating a sanctuary of Islam. He also offers an intimate appraisal of the young nation's futureincluding the global implications of nuclear armament and the harboring of terrorists like Osama bin Laden.

Tinderbox, a riveting and expansive biography of a nation, fills a crucial void in our understandingeven as the region's conflicts grow to affect the entire world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062131850
• Artikelnr.: 38007889

Autorenporträt

M. J. Akbar?is the editorial director of India Today and editor of the Sunday Guardian. His many books include India: The Siege Within, Nehru: The Making of India, Riot After Riot, Kashmir: Behind the Vale, and The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the Conflict Between Islam and Christianity. He lives in Delhi.