Pakistan's Drift into Extremism; Allah, the Army, an America's War on Terror
Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 2005. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. xvii, [1], 275, [1] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Inscribed by the author on the first page. Inscription reads For Harry Marshall, With greatest respect & regards, Hannan Abbas Feb 10, 05'. Hassan Abbas (born 1969) is a Pakistani-American scholar and academic in the field of South Asian and Middle Eastern studies. His research focuses on security issues pertaining to governance, law enforcement and counterterrorism. Abbas worked in the governments of Benazir Bhutto (1994–1996) and Musharraf (1999–2001). Abbas received a MALD and PhD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; an LLM in International Law from the University of Nottingham School of Law; and a Masters in Political Science from the Government College, Lahore, Punjab University, Pakistan. Abbas was a visiting scholar at the Islamic Legal Studies Program (2002 - 2003) and at the Negotiation Project (2003 - 2004) at Harvard Law School. From 2005 - 2009, Abbas was a research fellow and from 2009 - 2011, an adviser at the Belfer Centre for Science and International affairs at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. From 2009 - 2011, Abbas was also Quaid-i-Azam Chair professor at the South Asia Institute and School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University in New York. In 2009, Abbas was the Bernard Schwartz fellow at the Asia Society in New York. Currently, he is the chair of the Department of Regional and Analytical Studies at the National Defense University (NDU) in Washington DC; director of the South and Central Asia Program, NDU. This book examines the rise of religious extremism in Pakistan, particularly since 1947, and analyzes its connections to the Pakistani army's corporate interests and U.S.-Pakistan relations. It includes profiles of leading Pakistani militant groups with details of their origins, development, and capabilities. The author begins with an historical overview of the introduction of Islam to the Indian subcontinent in 712 AD, and brings the story up to the present by describing President Musharraf's handling of the war on terror. He provides a detailed account of the political developments in Pakistan since 1947 with a focus on the influence of religious and military forces. He also discusses regional politics, Pakistan's attempt to gain nuclear power status, and U.S.-Pakistan relations, and offers predictions for Pakistan's domestic and regional prospects. The inscription is to Harry Marshall believed to be the Harry Marshall who in 1976 moved to Washing ton. He joined the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency as the Executive Director of the General Advisory Committee on Arms Control where he was a member of the US SALT delegation and contributed to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978. Appointed as a Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under the Reagan administration in 1980, he became a key negotiator of several new nuclear supply agreements; he was also active in executing the Reagan Law of the Sea policies. In 1991 Harry joined the Department of Justice Criminal Division as a Senior Legal Advisor in the Office of International Affairs where he negotiated law enforcement agreements and extraditions with a number of countries in Asia. He worked with FBI, CIA and other authorities to obtain the return from Pakistan of Ramzi Yousef, later convicted for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. He retired in 2011. Harry served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Virginia School of Law teaching a course in International Criminal Law. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Pakistan, Terrorism, Zulfikat Ali Bhutto, Zia ul-Haq, Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif, Pervez Musharraf, Jihad, 9/11, Ayub Khan, Kashmir, India, Islam, Yahya Khan, Harry Marshall
ISBN: 0765614979
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