TY - BOOK ID - 7227815 TI - The army and democracy : military politics in Pakistan PY - 2014 SN - 9780674728936 0674728939 PB - Cambridge (Mass.): Harvard university press, DB - UniCat KW - Civil-military relations KW - Democracy KW - Pakistan KW - Political activity KW - History KW - Military policy KW - Politics and government KW - DemocracyPakistan KW - PakistanPolitical activity KW - HistoryPakistan KW - PakistanMilitary policy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7227815 AB - Based on archival materials, internal military documents, and over 100 interviews with politicians, civil servants, and Pakistani officers, including four service chiefs and three heads of the clandestine Inter-Services Intelligence, this book provides insight into the military's contentious relationship with Pakistan's civilian government. The author identifies steps for reforming Pakistan's armed forces and reducing its interference in politics, and sees lessons for fragile democracies striving to bring the military under civilian control. ER -