Pashtun Identity and Geopolitics in Southwest Asia: Pakistan and Afghanistan since 9/11

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'Pashtun Identity and Geopolitics in Southwest Asia' brings together Pakistan and Afghanistan as two inseparable entities by investigating areas such as the evolution and persistence of the Taliban, quest for Pashtun identity, the ambivalent status of the tribal region and the state of civic clusters on both sides. In addition to their relations with the United States and the EU, a due attention has been devoted to regional realties while looking at relations with India and China. The study explores vital disciplines of ethnography, history, Islamic studies, and international relations and benefits from a wide variety of source material. The volume takes into account the salient subjects including political Islam, nature and extent of violence since 9/11, failure of Western policies in the region, the Drone warfare, and the emergence of new regimes in Kabul, Islamabad and Delhi offering fresh opportunities as well as new threat perceptions.

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This is an excellent piece of research that is ideal for academics, students, journalists and general readers interested in the field. Professor Maliks highly sophisticated and scholarly style makes for enjoyable reading and his book is a welcome and much-required addition to the field.

Imran H Khan Suddahazai, The Muslim World Book Review, 39:4, 2019

Author Bio

Iftikhar H. Malik is Professor of History at Bath Spa University and a historian of South Asia, Political Islam, and Muslim Diaspora communities.