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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154337503321

Autore

Fair C. Christine

Titolo

Fighting to the end : the Pakistan Army's way of war

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

ISBN

0-19-939588-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

355/.03355491

Soggetti

National security - Pakistan

Islam and state - Pakistan

Military & Naval Science

Law, Politics & Government

Armies

Pakistan Military policy

Pakistan Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Can strategic culture explain the Pakistan Army's persistent revisionism? -- Born an insecure state -- The Army's defense of Pakistan's 'ideological frontiers' -- Pakistan's quest for strategic depth -- India under the Pakistan Army's gaze -- Seeking security through alliances -- Seeking security under a nuclear umbrella -- Jihad under the nuclear umbrella -- Is the past prologue -- The Army's strategic culture and implications for international security.

Sommario/riassunto

The Pakistan Army is poised for perpetual conflict with India which it cannot win militarily or politically. What explains Pakistan's persistent revisionism despite increasing costs and decreasing likelihood of success? This book argues that an understanding of the army's strategic culture explains its willingness to fight to the end.