The Nine Lives of Pakistan [electronic resource] : Dispatches from a Divided Nation
Declan Walsh2020
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"'All those interested in South Asia and its complex politics and culture should
read this book' - Pankaj Mishra
The demise of Pakistan - a country with a reputation for volatility, brutality
and radical Islam - is regularly predicted. But things rarely turn out as
expected, as renowned journalist Declan Walsh knows well. Over a decade covering
the country, his travels took him from the raucous port of Karachi to the gilded
salons of Lahore to the lawless frontier of Waziristan, encountering Pakistanis
whose lives offer a compelling portrait of this land of contradictions.
He meets a crusading lawyer who risks her life to fight for society's most
marginalised, taking on everyone including the powerful military establishment;
an imperious chieftain spouting poetry at his desert fort; a roguish politician
waging a mini-war against the Taliban; and a charismatic business tycoon who
moves into politics and seems to be riding high - till he takes up the wrong
cause. Lastly,...
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Author:
Declan Walsh, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (368)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781408868485
Language:
English
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BRN:
437480
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