The Ayub Khan Era: Politics in Pakistan, 1958-1969

by Lawrence Ziring

Book Overview

This is the study of a decade that completes a cycle, from late 1958 when the army under General Mohammad Ayub Khan took control of Pakistan amidst turmoil and apprehension to early 1969 when Ayub was finally pressured into passing his authority to General Yahya Khan. It is an examination of the character of Ayub Khan's rule, of his dreams of a new Pakistan, and of the reasons for his failure to effect them--reasons that range from his own errors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815600755
• ISBN13: 9780815600756
• Release Date: February 1971
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"