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Beacon Press
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English
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A memoir of Karachi through the eyes of its women
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For a brief moment on December 27, 2007, life came to a standstill in Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto, the country’s former prime minister and the first woman ever to lead a Muslim country, had been assassinated at a political rally just outside Islamabad. Back in Karachi—Bhutto’s birthplace and Pakistan’s other...
An Indies Introduce Debut Authors Selection
For a brief moment on December 27, 2007, life came to a standstill in Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto, the country’s former prime minister and the first woman ever to lead a Muslim country, had been assassinated at a political rally just outside Islamabad. Back in Karachi—Bhutto’s birthplace and Pakistan’s other...
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Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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The co-host of NPR's "Morning Edition" explores how the epic migration of mega-cities has transformed one of the world's most intriguing instant cities: Karachi, Pakistan. Drawing on interviews with a broad cross-section of Karachi residents, Inskeep has created a vibrant and nuanced portrait of the forces competing to shape the future of one of the world's fastest growing cities.
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English
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A volatile nation at the heart of major cultural, political, and religious conflicts in the world today, Pakistan commands our attention. Yet more than six decades after the country’s founding as a Muslim democracy, it continues to struggle over its basic identity, alliances, and direction. In Playing with Fire, acclaimed journalist Pamela Constable peels back layers of contradiction and confusion to reveal the true face of modern Pakistan.
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Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Karachi. Pakistan's largest city is a sprawling metropolis of twenty million people. It is a place of political turbulence in which those who have power wield it with brutal and partisan force. Samira Shackle explores the city of her mother's birth in the company of a handful of Karachiites. Shackle paints a vivid portrait of one of the most complex and compelling cities in the world, a city where the borders blur between politicians and gangsters...
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Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
"The story of one struggling middle-class Pakistani family, compellingly narrated by a young scholar and diplomat who has observed the traumas of the region firsthand. As a young boy, Awais Reza's family moved from Indian Kashmir to Lahore in Pakistan after Partition. Now middle-aged, Awais is a shopkeeper in the Anarkali Bazaar. Married, with three sons, he looks back on his journey from idealistic young nationalist to increasingly watchful and anxious...
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