Magnificent delusions : Pakistan, the United States, and an epic history of misunderstanding /
"The relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension and always has been. Pakistan--to American eyes--has gone from being a quirky irrelevance, to a stabilizing friend, to an essential military ally, to a seedbed of terror. America--to Pakistani eyes--has been a gua...
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| description | "The relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension and always has been. Pakistan--to American eyes--has gone from being a quirky irrelevance, to a stabilizing friend, to an essential military ally, to a seedbed of terror. America--to Pakistani eyes--has been a guarantee of security, a coldly distant scold, an enthusiastic military enabler, and is now a threat to national security and a source of humiliation."--Dust jacket. |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:5156462020-12-19T17:19:09ZMagnificent delusions : Pakistan, the United States, and an epic history of misunderstanding / 1956- New York : PublicAffairs,[2013]eng"The relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension and always has been. Pakistan--to American eyes--has gone from being a quirky irrelevance, to a stabilizing friend, to an essential military ally, to a seedbed of terror. America--to Pakistani eyes--has been a guarantee of security, a coldly distant scold, an enthusiastic military enabler, and is now a threat to national security and a source of humiliation."--Dust jacket.Includes bibliographical references and indexFalse start -- Aid, arms, and bases -- A split and a tilt -- Picking up the pieces -- A most superb and patriotic liar -- Denial and double game -- Parallel universes."The relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension and always has been. Pakistan--to American eyes--has gone from being a quirky irrelevance, to a stabilizing friend, to an essential military ally, to a seedbed of terror. America--to Pakistani eyes--has been a guarantee of security, a coldly distant scold, an enthusiastic military enabler, and is now a threat to national security and a source of humiliation."--Dust jacket.PSZJBLURN:ISBN:9781610393171 |
| spellingShingle | 1956- Magnificent delusions : Pakistan, the United States, and an epic history of misunderstanding / |
| title | Magnificent delusions : Pakistan, the United States, and an epic history of misunderstanding / |
| title_full | Magnificent delusions : Pakistan, the United States, and an epic history of misunderstanding / |
| title_fullStr | Magnificent delusions : Pakistan, the United States, and an epic history of misunderstanding / |
| title_full_unstemmed | Magnificent delusions : Pakistan, the United States, and an epic history of misunderstanding / |
| title_short | Magnificent delusions : Pakistan, the United States, and an epic history of misunderstanding / |
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