Pakistan on the Brink. The future of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the West, Paperback - Ahmed Rashid

What does the future hold for the world's most unstable region? This title examines the changing casts of characters in this story, the future of t...

Explores the volatile and dangerous region in the world. In this story of squandered opportunities, misguided alliances and double-dealing, the aut...

Reducere. After September 11th, Ahmed Rashid's crucial book Taliban introduced American readers to that now notorious regime. In this new work, he returns to...

This is a new, revised edition of the universally acclaimed and best-selling account of the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban movement - the most radi...

So-called Islamic State began to appear in what it calls Khorasan (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia, Iran and India) in 2014. Reports of its pre...

Publisher: Anthem PressAuthor(s): Syed Irfan AshrafNumber of pages: 240Collection: Anthem Global Media and Communication StudiesPublication date: 2...

Outlines a 'transatlantic renaissance', in which US and European leaders would work together to craft a new Atlantic Charter that would restore the...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Tim StanleyNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 24Cover type: Paperback...

Analyses how Islamic State hopes to establish a new bulwark in Central Asia and Pakistan, supplanting Al-Qaeda in AfghanistanPublisher: C Hurst & C...

Reducere. Winner of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction Longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award for Nonfiction From the Pulitzer P...

This book analyzes the successes and impediments of various educational policies in Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. The authors analyze how ...

Reducere. In this sweeping historical survey, Humayan Mirza traces the fortunes of his ancestors, the powerful rulers of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. Turning n...

La Violencia exposes the bloody heart of Spain - from its origins in the ancient past to the Civil War and the current crisis in Catalonia.

Utilizing a historical context, this work underscores the continued struggle within these societies between the hardliners who wish to relegate fem...

Reducere. "'Return of the Strong Gods, '...is a thoughtful contribution to American political debate. It is incisively written and full of modern observation...

Reducere. The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a major military confrontation between India and Pakistan. Fought on two fronts of the Indian subcontinent betwe...

*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingBritish India ultimately covered ...

The targeted destruction of ancient sites and monuments in the Middle East provokes widespread outrage in the West. But what is our connection to t...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

11 days, 11 women's lives: how the events of September 11, 2001 changed everything for women across the globeIllustrations: 5 Maps; 26 Illustration...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Heather HansmanIllustration(s): 1 halftoneNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2022Dimensions...

Reducere. March 11, 2011. The T hoku earthquake struck just before three on a Friday afternoon. Massive earthquake damage was followed by tsunami rising to h...

The ice mountains of the Karakoram are among the world's greatest natural treasures. At 8611 metres (28, 251 ft), K2 is the second tallest mountain...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

This book is the first account of the British diplomatic mission in Pakistan from its foundation at the end of the Raj in 1947 to the 'War on Terro...

Reducere. Geckos & Guns: The Pakistan Years is the latest installment of Sharon Bazant's riveting travel memoirs. Following on the heels of her 2019, Nine Ye...

Pippa Virdee considers the history of Pakistan, created as a new nation state in 1947, placing it in the context of the region's four-thousand-year...

Reducere. In the past decade Pakistan has become a country of immense importance to its region, the United States, and the world. With almost 200 million peo...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. The world has entered a second nuclear age. For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the threat of nuclear annihilation is on the rise. Sh...

Presents an account of the author's time travelling alone and living among the Shia and Ismaili Muslims in the Northern Areas - the mountainous reg...

Concise history of Pakistan by noted scholar.Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Ian TalbotNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2015D...

Pakistan is proud of its culinary heritage and the regional dishes that are increasingly popular around the world. Classics include delectable biry...

Constructs the complex decisionmaking process attending the break-up of Pakistan and the subsequent war between India and Pakistan. This title incl...

This new field guide covers all the bird species found in India, Pakistian, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives.

From the splendid Trango Towers and majestic Mount K2 in the mighty Karakoram Range to the north, to the bubbling mud volcanoes along the beautiful...

Reducere. The best field guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent is now even better. Thoroughly revised, with 73 new plates and many others updated or ...

Reducere. Sashanka S Banerjee, the author of this book and retired Indian diplomat, was closely associated with some of the leading figures of the Bangladesh...

Reducere. In the early years of the Cold War, the United States mounted expansive public diplomacy programs in the Global South, including initiatives with t...

Robert G. Zepecki is a 1965 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. In 1967-68 he was assigned to Peshawar, West Pakistan, where he was in...

Reducere. DescriptionAn astonishing book that will lead to rewrite the history of mankind. An unexplored world, a journey beyond the boundaries of human hist...

As U.S. forces withdraw from Afghanistan, a Taliban victory in that besieged, long-suffering country and the further Talibalization of Pakistan its...

Meet two heroes of Pakistan who stood up for the rights to freedom and education in these inspirational nonfiction tales from acclaimed author-illu...

Publisher: Sussex Academic PressAuthor(s): Sarah HolzNumber of pages: 240Collection: The Sussex Library of Asian & Asian American StudiesPublicatio...

A major new investigation into the Bhutto family, examining their influence in Pakistan from the colonial era to the present dayPublisher: Yale Uni...