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020 _z9781610394093
040 _aIDSK
_beng
_cIDSK
082 0 0 _a327.7305491
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_bH 968m
100 1 _aḤaqqānī, Ḥusain,
_d1956-
_eauthor.
_91077
245 1 0 _aMagnificent delusions :
_bPakistan, the United States, and an epic history of misunderstanding /
_cHusain Haqqani.
260 _aNew York :
_bPublic Affairs,
_c2013
300 _a415 pages ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aFalse 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.
520 _a"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.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xForeign relations
_zPakistan.
_91078
651 0 _aPakistan
_xForeign relations
_zUnited States.
_91079
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