TY - BOOK AU - Jaffrelot,Christophe TI - The Pakistan paradox: instability and resilience T2 - The CERI series in comparative politics and international studies SN - 9780143426837 U1 - 954.91 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Gurgaon PB - Penguin Books India, KW - Pakistan KW - History KW - Politics and government N1 - Online access provided by Oxford scholarship online; Previously issued in print: 2015; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - A political history of Pakistan that explains the resilience of the state and its people and how both persevere against the odds. It dissects the complicated political history of the country from its emergence as a nation state, and argues that Pakistan is entering a period of stability, despite the many crises it faces ER -