The Book Prize Index

Pakistan: A Hard Country

Anatol Lieven

Large, heavily populated, and strategically placed between Iran, Afghanistan and India, Pakistan is of vital importance to the world. This book looks at how Pakistan works, and rather than seeing it as a failed state, the author treats it as a viable and coherent state.

Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government · high confidencePolitics & Government81 signalsLlm Classifier: Politics & Government -> Politics & GovernmentOpen Library: Politics and government -> Politics & GovernmentOpen Library: Pakistan, politics and government -> Politics & GovernmentLiterature & WritersArt, Music & Performance

Award History

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AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestMajor2011FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    • Pakistan85%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The book treats Pakistan as a viable, coherent state rather than as a failed state, explaining how Pakistan works despite perceptions of failure.

    Model confidence 78%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.