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UNINA9910967303403321 |
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Autore |
Malik Anas. |
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Titolo |
Political survival in Pakistan : beyond ideology / / Anas Malik |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-138-97887-6 |
1-136-90418-2 |
1-136-90419-0 |
1-282-93013-3 |
9786612930133 |
0-203-84222-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (253 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge advances in South Asian studies ; ; 18 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political culture - Pakistan |
Pakistan Politics and government 1988-1999 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Diagrams; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Political survival in a weak state; 2 Weak state, strong society, negotiable polity; 3 Leadership and extraction; 4 Challengers in a weak polity; 5 Quasi-states, extraction, and governance; 6 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Presenting a framework that incorporates macro-level forces into micro-level strategic calculations, this book explains key political choices by leaders and challengers in Pakistan through the political survival mechanism. It offers an explanation for continuing polity weakness in the country, and describes how political survival shapes the choices made by the leaders and challengers.Using a unique analysis that synthesizes theories of weak states, quasi-states and political survival, the book extends beyond rationalist accounts and the application of choice-theoretical approaches to |
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