TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kapur,Paul
TI  - Jihad As Grand Strategy: Islamist Militancy, National Security, and the Pakistani State
SN  - 9780190611828
AV  - DS389.K378 2017 
U1  - 954.9105 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press, Incorporated
KW  - Islam and politics--Pakistan
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Cover -- Jihad as Grand Strategy -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Logic of a Militant Proxy Strategy -- 3. Partition and an Emerging Strategy -- 4. Pakistan's Militant Strategy Evolves -- 5. Kashmir and Afghanistan Reprise -- 6. Jihad as Grand Strategy: An Assessment -- 7. The Future: Can Pakistan Abandon Jihad? -- Notes -- Index
N2  - Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan has used Islamist militants to wage jihad and compensate for severe state weakness. Although initially successful, this strategy has become extremely dangerous. In order to avoid catastrophe, Pakistan will have to abandon it and thoroughly reconceptualize the Pakistani state
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