- Author Name : Stephen Philip Cohen and Tariq Fatemi
- Subject : Pakistan Studies, Pakistan affairs, Political Science
- Language : English
- Cover : Hard Binding
- No of Pages : 382
- Publish Year : 2005
Stephen Cohen updates his critically acclaimed book with a discerning view of significant recent events in the region, particularly the devastating earthquake in Kashmir and its after affects. The quake killed over 70,000 people and left another 3 million homeless in one of the most remote, inhospitable parts of the world. Cohen observes how the catastrophic event has affected Pakistan's political, military, and economic structures, as well as its relationships with other countries. Praise for the previous edition: "A lucid, penetrating and brilliantly constructed book on the state and nation of Pakistan.