Pashtun Identity and Geopolitics in Southwest Asia ：Pakistan and Afghanistan since 9/11 ( 1 )

Publication subTitle ：Pakistan and Afghanistan since 9/11

Publication series ：1

Author： Malik Iftikhar H.

Publisher： Anthem Press‎

Publication year： 2016

E-ISBN: 9781783084951

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781783084944

Subject： D73/77 National Politics;K3 Asian History

Keyword：各国政治,政治、法律,亚洲史

Language： ENG

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Description

This book juxtaposes vital issues of Pashtun identity, state formation, Taliban on both sides of the Durand Line, Frontier Crimes Regulation, security prerogative and the civil societies of Pakistan and Afghanistan, which since 9/11, have been posited in a rather precarious geopolitics.

Chapter

Glossary

Maps

Chapters

Introduction

Chapter One: Gandhara Lands: Wrestling with Pashtun Identity and History

Chapter Two: Imperial Hubris: The Afghan Taliban in Ascendance

Chapter Three: Masculinities in Conflict: Western Pedagogy and the Return of the Afghan Taliban

Chapter Four: Understanding Pakistan: Geopolitical Legacies and Perspectives on Violence

Chapter Five: Locating Civic Sentiments and Movements in Pakistan: Stalemated Cycle, or a Way Forward?

Chapter Six: The United States and Pakistan: Friends or Foes!

Chapter Seven: The European Union and Southwest Asia: Perceptions, Policies and Permutations

Conclusion: Pashtun Troubled Lands, Uncertain Southwest Asia, or a New Beginning

Back Matter

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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