''Dennis Kux's book possesses a wealth of new
information, based partly on fresh research in published
and archival sources, but based even more impressively
on the more than 100 personal interviews he conducted
with former diplomats and defense officials in both the
United States and Pakistan.''-Robert J. McMahon,
University of Florida ''Kux's study is, to my knowledge,
the first full-dress, comprehensive, and authoritative
study of U.S.-Pakistan relations. Focused primarily on
formal diplomacy between these two countries, it
systematically chronicles the major events, deftly
handles the primary issues, and sympathetically
considers the key political and diplomatic figures on
both sides.''-Robert Wirsing, University of South
Carolina U.S.-Pakistan relations have been
extraordinarily volatile, largely a function of the
twists and turns of the Cold War. An intimate
partnership prevailed in the Eisenhower, Nixon, and
Reagan years, and friction during the Kennedy, Johnson,
and Carter presidencies. Since the Cold War ended, the
partnership has shriveled.The blunt talking to delivered
by President Clinton to Pakistan's military dictator
during Clinton's March 25, 2000, stopover in Pakistan
highlighted U.S.-Pakistani differences. But the Clinton
visit also underscored important U.S. interests in
Pakistan. The first comprehensive account of this roller
coaster relationship, this book is a companion volume to
Kux's Estranged Democracies, recently called ''the
definitive history of Pakistani-American relations'' in
the New York Times. |
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