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Book SynopsisAntonio Giustozzi is Research Fellow at the LSE, UK and a fellow at RUSI, UK. He has written or edited eleven books including
Koran, Kalashnikov and Laptop,
The Islamic State in Khorasan and
Taliban at War as well as several articles and papers on Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria.
Trade ReviewThere could not be a better time for a book on jihadism in Pakistan, and there could hardly be a more distinguished author to tackle the task. * International Affairs *
For decades, academics and analysts have been pointing to a relationship between the Pakistani deep state and the militants. But an in-depth analysis on the extent and nature of this relationship was sorely missing, until now.
Pakistan’s Jihadism: between deep state and global jihad fills the gap with evidence derived from interviews and previously unknown documents. It is a must-read for anyone interested in Pakistani politics, and global and regional security dynamics. * Ali Riaz, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Illinois State University, USA *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Acronyms Introduction 1. How Pakistan’s deep state, AQ and the jihadists met 1980-2000 2. The strategies of the global jihadists in Pakistan after 2001 3. The TTP: bastard offspring of global jihad 4. The Sunni supremacists: deviant allies of AQ 5. Global jihad and the Kashmiri jihad: co-opting or being co-opted? Conclusion
