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The Pakistan-Us Conundrum: Jihadists, the Military and the People--The Struggle for Control (Columbia/Hurst) by Yunas Samad Publisher Comments Yunas Samad's trenchant analysis of contemporary Pakistan illuminates five key players: the country's people, army, Islamists, and politicians, and the American forces struggling to maintain Pakistan's social and political stability. Samad describes the... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover 
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Schools and Schooling Practices in Pakistan: Lessons for Policy and Practice by Rashida Quershi Publisher Comments Schools are places where culture is transmitted to the new generation. Culture is produced, reproduced, and transformed in the process. Societies, therefore, pay close attention to the schooling experiences of their future generations. In Pakistani... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $11.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Pakistan by Lawrence Ziring Synopsis In this probing book, a leading defense expert gives the inside story of Pakistan, telling of a country torn apart by catastrophic civil wars, dominated by the bullish military dictatorship of General Musarraf and struggling against the growth of... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan by Nicholas Schmidle Publisher Comments “A fascinating account of [Schmidles] years in Pakistan . . . The story of two Pakistans the author discovered: one beautiful and friendly, the other frightening and deadly.”—Booklist Nicholas Schmidle beat the Pakistani army into... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan by Nicholas Schmidle Publisher Comments A fascinating account of [Schmidle's] years in Pakistan . . . The story of two Pakistans... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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In the Shadow of Shari'ah: Islam, Islamic Law, and Democracy in Pakistan (Columbia/Hurst) by Matthew Nelson Publisher Comments In the Shadow of Shari'ah sets out to prove that Islam and the democratic ethos are neither compatible nor incompatible in any permanent or specific sense. Rather, the two work more or less in concert in relation to the historically embedded choices of... (read more) Your price: $75.00 New - Hardcover
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Pakistan: In the Shadow of Jihad and Afghanistan by Mary Anne Weaver Publisher Comments No nation is more critical to United States foreign policy than Pakistan. Wedged between India and Afghanistan, it is the second-largest country in the Islamic world, and is situated in one of the world's most volatile regions. It has also assumed a... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir by Fatima Bhutto Publisher Comments In September 1996, fourteen-year-old Fatima Bhutto hid in a windowless dressing room, shielding her baby brother, while shots rang out in the dark outside the family home in Karachi. This was the night her father Murtaza was murdered. It was the latest... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan by Ali Eteraz Publisher Comments Explores the author's quest for Islamic identity in both Pakistan, where militant Islamic fundamentalism has taken hold of the country, and in the United States, where he experienced culture shock over the Western lifestyle.... (read more) Your price: $10.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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In the Name of Honor (06 Edition) by Mukhtar Mai Publisher Comments This rousing account is the exclusive, authorized memoir of international rights icon Mukhtar Mai, whose courageous struggle for justice earned her acclaim as "the Rosa Parks of Pakistan."... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace through Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson Publisher Comments A follow-up to the best-selling Three Cups of Tea continues Mortenson's story of his humanitarian efforts to bring education into disadvantaged Middle East regions, describing such events as the 2005 earthquake and a tense eight-day abduction by the... (read more) Your price: $12.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Most Dangerous Place: Pakistan's Lawless Frontier by Imtiaz Gul Publisher Comments "To understand the mess we're getting into in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas, there's no better book out there." -Robert Baer, bestselling author of See No Evil The tribal region bordering Afghanistan, known as FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Area),... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power by Tariq Ali Publisher Comments Now in paperback, from a writer with unrivalled access and knowledge, a riveting portrait of America’s closest ally in the war on terror as it spirals into political chaos.The sixth most populous country in the world, Pakistan is the only Islamic... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power by Tariq Ali Publisher Comments Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world. It is the only Islamic state to have nuclear weapons. Its border with Afghanistan extends over one thousand miles and is the likely hideout of Osama bin Laden. It has been under military... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $4.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Pakistan: Beyond the "Crisis State" (Columbia/Hurst) by Maleeha (edt) Lodhi Publisher Comments Bringing together an extraordinary array of experts, including the renowned Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid, the Pakistani American sociologist and historian Ayesha Jalal, and Zahid Hussain, author of Columbia University Press's Frontline Pakistan: The... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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To Live Or To Perish Forever (09 Edition) by Nicholas Schmidle Publisher Comments “A fascinating account of [Schmidles] years in Pakistan . . . The story of two Pakistans the author discovered: one beautiful and friendly, the other frightening and deadly.”—Booklist Nicholas Schmidle beat the Pakistani army into Taliban... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace -- One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson Publisher Comments Traces how the author, having been rescued and resuscitated by Himalayan villagers after a failed attempt to climb K2, worked to build schools that would particularly benefit the young girls who were forbidden an education by Taliban restrictions, an... (read more) Your price: $12.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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In the Name of Honor: A Memoir by Mukhtar Mai Publisher Comments An authorized memoir by the Pakistani women's rights leader and 2005 recipient of Glamour Magazine's Woman of the Year recounts her painful story about how she endured court-ordered gang rape for alleged indiscretions committed by her brother, her... (read more) Your price: $10.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West by Benazir Bhutto Publisher Comments Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan in October 2007, after eight years of exile, hopeful that she could be a catalyst for change. Upon a tumultuous reception, she survived a suicide-bomb attack that killed nearly two hundred of her countrymen. But she... (read more) Your price: $10.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Between Dreams and Realities: Some Milestones in Pakistan's History by Sartaj Aziz Publisher Comments The political history of Pakistan is an illuminating record of the milestones and turning points that this nation has faced since its inception. In this comprehensive book, Sartaz Aziz explores the basic causes of the failure of democracy in Pakistan and... (read more) List Price $28.25 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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