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Anita M. Weiss, Professor and Department Head of International Studies at the University of Oregon. Weiss has published four books and numerous articles and book chapters on social development and gender issues in Pakistan. Weiss is a member of the editorial boards of Citizenship Studies and Globalizations, is on the editorial advisory board of Kumarian Press, and currently serves as the Treasurer of the American Institute of Pakistan Studies.
Since 2007, Pakistan, though not on the verge of becoming a failed state, nonetheless has been gripped by a series of interrelated crises. As the contributors to this volume demonstrate, Pakistan’s current travails have deep and tangled historical roots. They also demonstrate that Pakistan’s domestic situation historically has been influenced by, and has affected developments in neighboring countries as well as those farther afield.
