The Pakistan Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences (1947-2011) [1 ed.] 9780199066360
This study seeks to solve the following puzzle: In 1947, the Pakistan military was poorly trained and poorly armed. It a
973 133 14MB
English Pages [516] Year 2013
Table of contents :
List of Photographs
List of Maps
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. The Fortress of Islam: A Metaphor for a Garrison State
2. British, American, and Soviet Attitudes towards the
Pakistan Scheme
3. The Colonial Roots of the Pakistan Army
4. The First Kashmir War, 1947-1948
5. Wooing the Americans, and Civil-Military Relations
6. The First Military Takeover
7. The 1965 War
8. Alienation between East and West Pakistan
9. Civil War and Pakistan-India War of 1971
10. The Rise and Fall of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
11. General Zia Braces the Fortress of Islam
12. The Afghan Jihad
13. Civilian Governments and the Establishment
14. Vicissitudes of the Musharraf Regime
15. Transition to Democracy and Proliferation in Terrorism
16. The United States Prepares for Exit
17. The Gory End of Osama bin Laden
18. Analysis and Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
List of Photographs
List of Maps
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. The Fortress of Islam: A Metaphor for a Garrison State
2. British, American, and Soviet Attitudes towards the
Pakistan Scheme
3. The Colonial Roots of the Pakistan Army
4. The First Kashmir War, 1947-1948
5. Wooing the Americans, and Civil-Military Relations
6. The First Military Takeover
7. The 1965 War
8. Alienation between East and West Pakistan
9. Civil War and Pakistan-India War of 1971
10. The Rise and Fall of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
11. General Zia Braces the Fortress of Islam
12. The Afghan Jihad
13. Civilian Governments and the Establishment
14. Vicissitudes of the Musharraf Regime
15. Transition to Democracy and Proliferation in Terrorism
16. The United States Prepares for Exit
17. The Gory End of Osama bin Laden
18. Analysis and Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
![The Pakistan Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences (1947-2011) [1 ed.]
9780199066360](https://ebin.pub/img/200x200/the-pakistan-garrison-state-origins-evolution-consequences-1947-2011-1nbsped-9780199066360.jpg)
![Pakistan The Economy of an Elitist State [2 ed.]](https://ebin.pub/img/200x200/pakistan-the-economy-of-an-elitist-state-2nbsped.jpg)
