The Nine Lives of Pakistan: Dispatches from a Precarious State
by Declan Walsh
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"The former New York Times Pakistan bureau chief paints an arresting up-close portrait of a fractured country. Declan Walsh's electrifying portrait of Pakistan after 9/11 captures the sweep of this "strange, wondrous and benighted country" through the dramatic lives of nine fascinating individuals. On assignment for the New York Times and other outlets, Walsh traveled from the raucous port of Karachi to the salons of Lahore, and from Baluchistan to the mountains of Waziristan. He met a show more diverse cast of extraordinary Pakistanis-a chieftain readying for war at his desert fort, a retired spy skulking through the borderlands, and a crusading lawyer risking death for her beliefs, among others. Unbeknownst to Walsh, an intelligence agent was tracking him. Written in the aftermath of Walsh's dramatic deportation, The Nine Lives of Pakistan concludes with an astonishing encounter with that agent, and his revelations about Pakistan's powerful security state. Intimate and complex, attuned to the centrifugal forces of history, identity, and faith, The Nine Lives of Pakistan offers an unflinching account of life in a precarious, vital country"-- show lessTags
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This ebook was an overview of modern Pakistan with forays into history. The journalist/author lived in Islamabad for ten years from 2002 to 2012 when he was expelled from the country. He traveled extensively, to Karachi and into some risky areas, such as the militant stronghold of Waziristan, interviewing prominent people and common folks.
Warning: there are some disturbing scenes of brutality.
Highly recommended!
Also recommended are books on the India/Pakistan partition in 1947, such as: Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition, by Nisid Hajari, and Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire, by Alex von Tunzelmann.
Warning: there are some disturbing scenes of brutality.
Highly recommended!
Also recommended are books on the India/Pakistan partition in 1947, such as: Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition, by Nisid Hajari, and Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire, by Alex von Tunzelmann.
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