Pakistan, a modern history
By: Ian Talbot.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
Subjects: Pakistan -- History.
Description: "Although Pakistan is now a nuclear power, to some observers it remains a 'failed state', mired in violence, corruption and economic crisis. However, despite its chequered history of martial law and civil strife, it has always confounded its obituary-writers." "In Pakistan: A Modern History Ian Talbot charts the problems which have beset Pakistan since its chaotic birth in 1947."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-425) and index.