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Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan
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Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan Paperback - 2012

by Akbar, M.J

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  • Title Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan
  • Author Akbar, M.J
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Original
  • Condition New
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial
  • Date 2012-06-26
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0062131796_used
  • ISBN 9780062131799 / 0062131796
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.3 x 1.1 in (20.07 x 13.46 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Modern
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Indian
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Library of Congress subjects Muslims - Pakistan, Pakistan - Politics and government -
  • Dewey Decimal Code 954.91

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From the rear cover

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 future--including 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 understanding--even as the region's conflicts grow to affect the entire world.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 06/01/2012, Page 19
  • Kirkus Reviews, 05/01/2012, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/02/2012, Page 43