This book was mentioned earlier this year. It is now on sale, and the first chapter is available here.

... a panoramic portrait of this complex country ...

The Idea of Pakistan will be an essential tool for understanding this critically important country.

"Solid, comprehensive, informative, insightful, well-written, provocative, gripping, highly perceptive, thorough, balanced, intelligent. A must read."

In recent years, Pakistan has become a strategically important state. The 9/11 final report identifies Pakistan as a high-priority state.

Unfortunately, the US knows remarkably little about this country. Much of what has been written is palpably wrong, or at best superficial.