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About the Author

LAWERENCE ZIRING is the Arnold E Schneider Professor of Political Science at Western Michigan University, USA. He has lectured around the world, teaching in both Pakistan and Bangladesh, and is the author or editor of over twenty books, including 'Pakistan in the Twentieth Century' (OUP, 2000), and numerous articles and papers. Between 1990 and 1993 he was President of the American Institute of Pakistan Studies, and he has served on many occasions as a consultant for the United States Department of State on issues related to international security, and especially Pakistan. One of the original advisers to the establishment of the Pakistan Administrative Staff College and a respected guest lecturer, commentator, and newspaper contributor, Professor Ziring has received many prestigious awards for his tireless commitment to political education, as well as for his work in South Asian and Muslim countries.