Background
Cohen, Stephen Philip was born on March 9, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Saul and Bess (Passovoy) Cohen.
( Stephen Cohen updates his critically acclaimed book wit...)
Stephen Cohen updates his critically acclaimed book with a discerning view of significant recent events in the region, particularly the devastating earthquake in Kashmir and its after affects. The quake killed over 70,000 people and left another 3 million homeless in one of the most remote, inhospitable parts of the world. Cohen observes how the catastrophic event has affected Pakistan's political, military, and economic structures, as well as its relationships with other countries. Praise for the previous edition: "A lucid, penetrating and brilliantly constructed book on the state and nation of Pakistan. Cohen, an old South Asia hand, brings to the fore all his knowledge and expertise of one of America's most important allies in the war against terror." —Choice "Cohen's facts are indisputable, his logic cold and clear, and his omissions deliberate and meaningful." —Foreign Affairs "A singularly successful effort to explain Pakistan.... The intellectual power and rare insight with which the book breaks through the complexity of the subject rivals that of classics that have explained other societies posing a comparable challenge to understanding." —Middle East Journal "Cohen knows Pakistan well and his analysis is very perceptive." —Newsline (Karachi, Pakistan) "A personal, perceptive, and policy-oriented study of Pakistan. This is an important work, by a leading expert of South Asia." —Economic and Political Weekly (India) Book Review "Cohen's survey of how the country has developed and why it is at the crossroads it is now is most insightful and useful. A first class primer and more as I commence my work." —David B. Collins, high commissioner of Canada, Islamabad
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(This is the first comprehensive study of one of the Third...)
This is the first comprehensive study of one of the Third World's most important armies. Professor Stephen P. Cohen has updated this well-known work for the fiftieth anniversary of independence.
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( For years, Americans have seen India as a giant but ine...)
For years, Americans have seen India as a giant but inept state. That negative image is now obsolete. After a decade of drift and uncertainty, India is taking its expected place as one of the three major states of Asia. Its pluralist, secular democracy has allowed the rise of hitherto deprived castes and ethnic communities. Economic liberalization is gathering steam, with six percent annual growth and annual exports in excess of $30 billion. India also has a modest capacity to project military power. The country will soon have a two-carrier navy and it is developing a nuclear-armed missile capable of reaching all of Asia. This landmark book provides the first comprehensive assessment of India as a political and strategic power since India's nuclear tests, its 1999 war with Pakistan, and its breakthrough economic achievements. Stephen P. Cohen examines the domestic and international causes of India's "emergence," he discusses the way social structure and tradition shape Delhi's perceptions of the world, and he explores India's relations with neighboring Pakistan and China, as well as the United States. Cohen argues that American policy needs to be adjusted to cope with a rising India —and that a relationship well short of alliance, but far more intimate than in the past, is appropriate for both countries.
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(Pakistan Army is the first comprehensive study of one of ...)
Pakistan Army is the first comprehensive study of one of the Third World's most important armies. Professor Cohen has updated this well-known work through a Preface to the Urdu edition (2001)
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political science and history educator
Cohen, Stephen Philip was born on March 9, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Saul and Bess (Passovoy) Cohen.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1958; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1967.
Professor emeritus history and political science, University of Illinois, Urbana
senior fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington. Member policy planning staff for South Asia, Department State, 1985-1987. Vis.prof. Keio U., Tokyo, 1974, Andhra U., India, 1977-1978.
Co-founder Program Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security, University of Illinois, 1978-1985 consultant United States State Department Arms Control Agency, Ford Foundation, Lawrence Livermore Nuclear Laboratory, Department State, Rand Corporation, Asia Society. Director Program in Arms Control, University of Illinois, 1994-1998.
( Stephen Cohen updates his critically acclaimed book wit...)
(Pakistan Army is the first comprehensive study of one of ...)
(This is the first comprehensive study of one of the Third...)
( For years, Americans have seen India as a giant but ine...)
Member Association Asian Studies, International Institute Strategic Studies, Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, Psi Upsilon.
Married Roberta Sue Brosilow, June 22, 1958. Children: Edward, Jeffrey, Peter, Benjamin, Tamara, Susan.