There are intermittent moments of high political drama in every country, but in its short history Pakistan has experienced more than its share of striking events. From its birth to the present day, Pakistan never has experienced a prolonged period of quiet internal stability; it has wobbled back-and-forth between formal (but, in practice, deeply flawed) democracy and military rule, never developing a reliably solid regime.Dr. Sadaf Farooq deserves credit for her willingness to explore Pakistan's dauntingly complicated political history. This book treats its subject with the sophistication...