Pakistan by Anatol Lieven
A Hard Country
A historically grounded, wide-ranging analysis of Pakistan’s politics and society that argues the country’s distinctive, ‘hard’ character stems from a mix of military dominance, feudal and tribal local power networks, Islamist currents, and regional/strategic pressures; these forces combine to make a resilient but brittle state that resists centralized reform, produces recurring instability, and operates through informal elite bargains and patronage rather than effective institutions, explaining both Pakistan’s durability and its persistent governance challenges.
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- 2011
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- British
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- English
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