tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-114924132012-01-12T09:35:38.821-07:00PAKISTAN'S DRIFT INTO EXTREMISMThe blog contains book's reviews, its excepts and feedback from the readers and scholars.Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-54193279163630984382007-08-20T00:10:00.000-06:002007-08-20T00:16:22.354-06:00Book Review By Prof. Richard Mathew (University of California) - July 2007Book Review By Professor Richard MatthewHuman Rights and Human Welfare: An International Review of Books and Other Publication July 2007Pakistan’s Drift into Extremism: Allah, the Army, and America’s War on Terror by Hassan Abbas. London: M. E. Sharpe, 2005. 276 pp.Pakistan’s president, General Pervez Musharraf, has been the subject of considerable media attention lately. To the extent that thereHassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com133tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-75308916971615873602007-03-24T17:38:00.000-06:002007-08-20T00:16:07.792-06:00Asian Affairs Book Review by Owen Bennett JonesBook Reviews: South AsiaAsian Affairs, Vol. xxxvii, No. 3, November 2006OWEN BENNETT JONESHassan Abbas focuses on the consequences of radical Islam in one, fragile society. His book deals with Pakistan’s history from 1947 until the present day. The chapters dealing with the period up to the death of General Zia are a fairly standard account, although Abbas does provide a few new documents and Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com308tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1111082753512574622005-03-17T11:04:00.000-07:002006-11-11T01:09:50.314-07:00Book Review - Boston GlobeBoston GlobeAn inside look at the changes in PakistanBy Farah Stockman, Globe Staff | November 17, 2004Pakistan’s Drift Into Extremism: Allah, the Army, and America’s War on Terror, By Hassan Abbas, M. E. Sharpe, 267 pp., paperback, $25.95Although it is a political history, parts of Hassan Abbas's new book, "Pakistan's Drift Into Extremism," reads like someone whispering family secrets. InsteadHassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1111034900055711342005-03-16T21:47:00.000-07:002007-06-06T20:11:35.952-06:00Dawn Review By Ayesha SiddiqaREVIEW: Stories from the barracksDawn, November 28, 2004by Dr Ayesha Siddiqa THIS recently published book by Hassan Abbas is Pakistan’s Tom Clancey. Written in a flowing prose, this is a narrative about the link between the mullah, the military and America and the manner in which it shapes Pakistan’s politics. More importantly, it tells tales from the inner circles of power, especially the Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1111027861319772722005-03-16T19:50:00.000-07:002006-11-11T01:09:49.574-07:00Interview with India New England journalIndia New England - Arts & EntertainmentIssue: 11/15/04Author shares insider's view of drifting PakistanBy Poornima ApteFRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Hassan Abbas is disappointed that the "season of hope" that heralded President Pervez Musharraf's arrival in Pakistani politics is now long gone.In his book, "Pakistan's Drift into Extremism: Allah, the Army, and America's War on Terror," the doctoral Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1111012147913585802005-03-16T15:28:00.000-07:002006-11-11T01:09:49.280-07:00Review in International Affairs (London) - March 2005INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, Vol. 81, Issue 2, April 2005, page 481-482Pakistan’s drift into extremism: Allah, the army, and America’s war on terror. By Hassan Abbas. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe. 2004. 294pp. Index. $69.95. Pb.: $25.95.The idea of Pakistan. By Stephen Philip Cohen. Washington DC: Brookings. 2004. 382pp. Index. £21.50. When and why did Pakistan become an object of fear? Once a beacon of Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1111011938949179112005-03-16T15:23:00.000-07:002006-11-11T01:09:48.952-07:00Daily times LahoreDaily Times - Site Edition Thursday, March 17, 2005 POSTCARD USA: Kargil, Kargil everywhere —Khalid Hasan “The evacuation of Kargil was followed by a hum of resentment all over Pakistan. The loved ones of those who had given their lives on the desolate and remote slopes there wanted to know that if unilateral withdrawal was to be the end of the whole exercise, what the point was of sacrificing Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1111011777322465632005-03-16T15:21:00.000-07:002006-11-11T01:09:48.693-07:00BBC News reportSaturday, 24 July, 2004, 14:55 GMT 19:55 PSTکارگل جنگ اور چار کا ٹولہایک نئی کتاب میں انکشاف کیا گیا ہے کہ کارگل جنگ کا پلان چار جرنیلوں نے مل کر بنایا تھا اور اس کے بارے میں نواز شریف کو کوئی علم نہیں تھا۔ ’پاکستانز ڈرِفٹ انٹو ایکسٹریمزم: اللہ، دی آرمی، اینڈ امیریکاز وار آن ٹیرر‘ میں کتاب کے مصنف حسن عباس نے اس بات کا دعویٰ کیا ہے کہ اس طرح کا پلان بہت پہلے سے آرمی کے پاس موجود تھا لیکن مختلف Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1111002252736354022005-03-16T12:42:00.000-07:002006-11-11T01:09:46.921-07:00Book Review - The NewsThe News November 14, 2004Anecdotal evidencePakistan's Drift into ExtremismAllah, the Army, and America's War on Terror by Hassan AbbasBy Dr Afzal MirzaHassan Abbas's eagerly awaited book was recently launched in an impressive function organised by the Jinnah Foundation for Peace at Baltimore. The author who belongs to police service of Pakistan is on leave from his department working for his Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1111001156589549412005-03-16T12:24:00.000-07:002006-11-11T01:09:46.565-07:00Interview with The NewsFirstperson: Hassan AbbasThe News, November 28, 2004Of Truths and PrescriptionsBy Ammara DurraniHassan Abbas is currently a visiting scholar at the Negotiation Project, Harvard Law School and a PhD candidate at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, USA. He served in the Government of Pakistan for ten years and worked in the administrations of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1111000233125096332005-03-16T12:09:00.000-07:002007-06-06T20:02:14.578-06:00South Asia Tribune - book excerpts (Operation Gibralter 1965)South Asia TribuneSeptember 6, 2004New Book Exposes the Failure of Operation GibraltarPakistan Army Committed Kargil Like Disaster in 1965 War As WellSpecial SAT ReportWASHINGTON, Sept 6: A new book on Pakistan, scheduled to be released worldwide on Sept 11, gives out a detailed account of how the Pakistan Army planned a military operation to capture Akhnur in August 1965 which ultimately led to Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1111000131675388762005-03-16T12:07:00.000-07:002007-06-06T20:00:27.102-06:00Kargil Inquiry is a must: Friday TimesKargil inquiry is a mustBy Shafqat MahmoodThe Friday Times, Lahore: August 1-7, 2004In his book, Pakistan’s Drift Into Extremism, author Hassan Abbas quotes the following conversation between General Zia ul Haq and his Director General Military Operations (not General Musharraf):Zia: When we take Kargil, what do you expect the Indians to do? …I mean, don’t you think they will try and recapture Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1110999957411490782005-03-16T12:05:00.000-07:002007-06-06T20:03:04.920-06:00Book Event - BerkeleyA Book Reading and More at BerkeleyBy Ras H. SiddiquiThe University of California at Berkeley is known worldwide for its scholarly pursuits, especially in the realm of international politics. And the topic of Pakistan, including the political discourse there, is no stranger to this campus either. This writer has covered a number of events pertaining to South Asia here, the last major one being Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1110999855192311812005-03-16T11:57:00.000-07:002006-12-01T22:19:19.052-07:00Book Review - Despardes.comThe DriftBy Leo Najdihttp://www.despardes.com/books/hassan-abbas.aspBook review:Pakistan's drift into Extremism-Allah, the Army and America's War on TerrorM. E. Sharpe, cloth, $69.95; paper, $25.95. If you manage to hang out in the corridors of power in Islamabad long enough by dint of being a career government servant, all possibilities are that you will fall into or be privy to all kinds of Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1110999412115941582005-03-16T11:49:00.000-07:002006-11-11T01:09:44.344-07:00Book Review - Washington TimesThe Washington TimesDecember 5, 2004Making terrorists, financing terrorBy Joshua SinaiTerrorism is driven by underground financial networks, regional upheavals, charismatic leaders and extremist religious beliefs. Four books that take on these subjects are worth noting. In Blood From Stones: The Secret Financial Network of Terror (Broadway Books, $24.95; 225 pages, veteran investigative Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1110998974700047042005-03-16T11:47:00.000-07:002006-11-11T01:09:44.136-07:00Review Article - Fletcher School, Tufts UniversityFletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts Universityhttp://fletcher.tufts.edu/news/2005/02/abbas.shtmlThe "Triple A" Theory in Pakistan's Drift to ExtremismAnika BinnendijkFletcher PhD candidate Hassan Abbas originally set out to disprove the popular “triple A” theory of Pakistani power and politics: that most events in Pakistan were attributable to either “Allah, the army, or America.” In the Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1110998825761179022005-03-16T11:41:00.000-07:002007-06-06T20:04:01.542-06:00Review Article - Tufts JournalTufts JournalFebruary 2005UNEASY ALLIANCEHistory chronicles Pakistan’s descent into extremismby Terry Ann KnopfOne of the nasty effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States is that it stood geopolitics on its head—resulting in new, often-complicated global alliances. To take one prominent example: Prior to the attacks, the Taliban and Al Qaeda’s main protector in the area was Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1110998213884317972005-03-16T11:32:00.000-07:002006-11-11T01:09:43.520-07:00Book Review - Far Eastern Economic ReviewFAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEWJAN/FEB 2005; Vol. 168 No. 2The Idea of Pakistan by Stephen Philip Cohen Brookings Institution Press, 382 pages, $32.95 Pakistan’s Drift Into Extremism: Allah, the Army and America’s War on Terror by Hassan Abbas M.E. Sharpe, 275 pages, $69.95 Reviewed by Nancy deWolf Smith Stephen Philip Cohen’s broad-stroke survey is a success on two levels. For readers seeking a Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11492413.post-1110997949415806122005-03-16T11:30:00.001-07:002006-11-11T01:09:43.068-07:00Book Review - New York TimesThe New York TimesFebruary 6, 2005CHRONICLE / POLITICAL ISLAM; Global WarningBy Noah FeldmanGLOBALIZED ISLAMThe Search for a New Ummah.By Olivier Roy.Columbia University, $29.50.THE WAR FOR MUSLIM MINDSIslam and the West.By Gilles Kepel.Harvard University, $23.95.UNHOLY ALLIANCERadical Islam and the American Left.By David Horowitz.Regnery, $27.95.AT THE HEART OF TERRORIslam, Jihadists, Hassan Abbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350767764670393937noreply@blogger.com9