Includes bibliographical references (p. [608]-619) and index
In history bound -- A difficult birth -- The first Kashmir war -- The legacy of conflict : chaos and ambitions -- Courting Uncle Sam -- Things fall apart -- The first coup -- Martial law and the search for legitimacy -- Wars and consequences -- September 1965 and Ayub's fall -- United Pakistan : how to break up a country -- Wars and consequences redux -- Bhutto rules -- Guardians of the faith -- The troika's musical chairs -- Systemic failures : the wars within -- The liberal autocrat -- Today and tomorrow