{"product_id":"9781610391450","title":"Pakistan: A Hard Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the past decade Pakistan has become a country of immense importance to its region, the United States, and the world. With almost 200 million people, a 500,000-man army, nuclear weapons, and a large diaspora in Britain and North America, Pakistan is central to the hopes of jihadis and the fears of their enemies. Yet the greatest short-term threat to Pakistan is not Islamist insurgency as such, but the actions of the United States, and the greatest longterm threat is ecological change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnatol Lieven's book is a magisterial investigation of this highly complex and often poorly understood country. Engagingly written, combining history and profound analysis with reportage from Lieven's extensive travels as a journalist and academic, \u003ci\u003ePakistan: A Hard Country\u003c\/i\u003e is both utterly compelling and deeply revealing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058634014960,"sku":"9781610391450","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781610391450_p0.jpg?v=1772805727","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781610391450","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}