5 must-read history books like PakistanThe Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences (1947-2011) by Ishtiaq Ahmed

Cover of PakistanThe Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences (1947-2011) by Ishtiaq Ahmed

PakistanThe Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences (1947-2011)

By: Ishtiaq Ahmed

4.13

Format: 508 pages, Paperback

This study seeks to solve the following In 1947, the Pakistan military was poorly trained and poor…

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Cover of The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli, Adolph Caso, Rufus Goodwin, Benjamin Martinez

1. The Prince

By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez

3.84

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more

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"Is it better to be loved or feared?"

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

2. The Future of Pakistan

By: Stephen Philip Cohen

3.47

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

With each passing day, Pakistan becomes an even more crucial player in world affairs. Home of the w… read more

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Cover of The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire by William Dalrymple

3. The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire

By: William Dalrymple

4.20

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

The story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results… read more

Similar categories in William Dalrymple's The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire book and Ishtiaq Ahmed's PakistanThe Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences (1947-2011)

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4. Rule by Fear: Eight Theses on Authoritarianism in Pakistan

By: Ammar Ali Jan

4.27

Format: 173 pages, Paperback

Why have democratic institutions and norms not taken root in Pakistan? In these polemical essays, A… read more

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Cover of PakistanThe Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences (1947-2011) by Ishtiaq Ahmed

5. PakistanThe Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences (1947-2011)

By: Ishtiaq Ahmed

4.13

Format: 508 pages, Paperback

This study seeks to solve the following In 1947, the Pakistan military was poorly trained and poor… read more

Similar categories in Ishtiaq Ahmed's PakistanThe Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences (1947-2011) book and Ishtiaq Ahmed's PakistanThe Garrison State: Origins, Evolution, Consequences (1947-2011)

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8 must-read audiobook books like The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire by William Dalrymple

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4.36

Transform Your Habits

The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire

William Dalrymple

4.20

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Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain

Sathnam Sanghera

4.10

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