Pashtun identity and geopolitics in Southwest Asia : Pakistan and Afghanistan since 9/11 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Malik, Iftikhar Haider, 1949- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Anthem Press, 2016.
Series:	Anthem Middle East studies.
Subjects:	Taliban. Pushtuns > Ethnic identity. Afghan War, 2001- Pakistan > Politics and government > 1988- Afghanistan > Politics and government > 2001- Pakistan > Foreign relations > 1971- Afghanistan > Foreign relations > 2001-

Table of Contents:

Gandhara lands: wrestling with Pashtun identity and history
Imperial hubris: the Afghan Taliban in ascendance
Masculinities in conflict: Western pedagogy and the return of the Afghan Taliban
Understanding Pakistan: geopolitical legacies and perspectives on violence
Locating civic sentiments and movements in Pakistan: stalemated cycle, or a way forward?
The United States and Pakistan: friends or foes!
The European Union and Southwest Asia: perceptions, policies and permutations
Conclusion: Pashtun troubled lands, uncertain Southwest Asia or a new beginning.