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Pakistan : In the Shadow of Jihad and Afghanistan
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Pakistan : In the Shadow of Jihad and Afghanistan by Mary Anne Weaver is cataloged here as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. Edition metadata currently lists 2003 • Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 304 pages, which is useful for judging scope and pace.
Edition on file: 2003 • Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 304 pages • ISBN 9780374528867.
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