From the rugged mountains of Afghanistan to the arid plains of Balochistan , this book explores one of the most volatile and least understood tribal aspirations . Nationalist movements and global ambitions collide. “ Jin tenanistan & Shadow” examines the rise of Baloch nationalism in the twentieth century and the ways it intersected with the strategic calculations of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Drawing on extensive research and rare sources , Selig S. Harrison reveals how external powers sought to shape the course of a people’s struggle-and why their ultimate aims proved so elusive.

“A meticulous and insightful study of a crucial but neglected dimension of Cold War history.”
The Middle East Journal