The nine lives of Pakistan : dispatches from a precarious state / Declan Walsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walsh, Declan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walsh, Declan--Travel--Pakistan.

Walsh, Declan.

Pakistan--Description and travel.

Pakistan.

Pakistan--History.

History.

Travel.

Genre:

Travel writing.

Personal narratives.

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 337 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

9 lives of Pakistan

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2020]

Summary:

"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 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Insha `Allah Nation Land of Broken Maps'

2. Red Zone The Reluctant Fundamentalist

3. The Prodigal Father Jinnah's Pakistan

4. Arithmetic on the Frontier A Pashtun Takes On the Taliban

5. The Fabulous Senorita A Human Rights Heroine Versus the Generals

6. The Good Muslim A Millionaire's Crusade

7. Lost in Waziristan A Veteran Spy Miscalculates

8. Minimum City Faith in God and Glock

9. War of the Flea Balochistan's Fifth Rebellion

10. Undesirable Activities A Spy Comes Clean

11. A House on a Hill Two Nations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780393249910

0393249913

OCLC:

1120098572