Central Asia: Its Strategic Importance & Future Prospects

From: Journal of Third World Studies | Date: April 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Malik, Hafeez (ed.). Central Asia: Its Strategic Importance & Future Prospects. New York: SL Martin's Press, 1996. 337 pp.

Professor Hafeez Malik's anthology is a well organized and written text, which is a useful source for both students and experts interested in Central Asian affairs. Most of the chapters are well researched, although the predictions of all seventeen authors have not passed the test of time. One of the best analysis is provided by the editor in chapter fourteen, in which he carefully analyzes the delicate role of Pakistan in the Central Asian region, examines the ...

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