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Instant city : life and death in Karachi / Steve Inskeep.
Van Pelt Library DS392.2.K3 I56 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Inskeep, Steve.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bombings.
- Urbanization.
- Karachi (Pakistan)--Description and travel.
- Karachi (Pakistan).
- Karachi (Pakistan)--Social conditions.
- Urbanization--Pakistan--Karachi.
- Bombings--Pakistan--Karachi.
- Pakistan--Karachi.
- Physical Description:
- 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- Analyzes the growing metropolis of Karachi, Pakistan, including the importance of regional stability to American security interests, the terrorist bombing of a Shia religious procession, and the challenging religious, ethnic, and political divides.
- Contents:
- PART 1 Jinnah Road
- 1 Promende 7
- 2 Lighthouse 14
- 3 National Arms 27
- PART 2 Landmarks
- 4 Jinnah's Tomb 43
- 5 Shrine and Temple 67
- 6 Groundbreaking 81
- 7 Self-Service Levittown 100
- 8 Casino 113
- Part 3 New Karachi
- 9 Icon 139
- 10 Emergnecy Numbers 148
- 11 Airport Road 162
- 12 Parks and Recreation 180
- 13 Premier Lifestyles 199
- 14 Dreamworld 219
- Part 4 Renew Karachi
- 15 Birds 235.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781594203152
- 1594203156
- OCLC:
- 707969110
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