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008			150429s2010 xxu eng d
020			_a0230623042 (paperback) _c$40.00
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100	1		_aTalbot, Ian. _912124
245	1	0	_aPakistan : a modern history _cIan Talbot.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aNew Delhi _bFoundation Books _c2009.
300			_axix; 523 p.
520			_aThis book fills the need for a broad, historically sophisticated understanding of Pakistan, a country at fifty which is understood by many in the West only in terms of stereotypes--the fanatical, authoritarian and reactionary "other" which is unfavorably compared to a tolerant, democratic and progressive India. There is a need at the time of Pakistan's golden jubilee for it to be taken seriously in its own right as a country of 130 million people. It is in reality a complex plural society which although greatly shaped by the colonial inheritance and circumstances of its birth is also experiencing rapid change. The author's approach breaks down stereotypes and assists in answering the vexed question of why democracy has succeeded in India, while Pakistan has been subject to long periods of authoritarianism during its five decades of existence.
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0230623042/chopaconline-20
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