000			02743nam a22003257a 4500
003			IN-KoMCRG
005			20230804122706.0
008			230804b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a978-1-5266-4774-0 _c₹ 499.00
040			_aMahanirbar Calcutta Research Group Library _beng
041			_aeng
082	0	4	_223 _a954.91 _bWAL
100	1		_aWalsh, Declan
245	1	4	_aThe nine lives of Pakistan _bdispatches from a divided nation _cDeclan Walsh
260			_aLondon; New Delhi _bBloomsbury Pub. _c2021
300			_axxii, 332 p. ; _c20 cm.
504			_aIncl. index.
505	0	0	_aPrologue -- Insha'Allah Nation : A Land of Broken Maps -- Red Zone : The Reluctant Fundamentalist -- The Prodigal Father : "What Is the Meaning of Pakistan?" -- Arithmetic on the Frontier : A Pashtun Takes On the Taliban -- The Fabulous Senorita : A Human Rights Heroine versus the Generals -- The Good Muslim : A Billionaire Takes On Blasphemy -- Lost in Waziristan : A Veteran Spy Miscalculates -- Minimum City : Faith in God and Glock -- War of the Flea : Balochistan's Fifth Rebellion -- Undesirable Activities : A Spy Comes Clean -- A House on a Hill : Two Nations -- Acknowledgements -- Notes and sources -- Index
520			_a"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
650		4	_aClassic travel writing
650		4	_aGeneral & world history
650		4	_aHistory _933
650		4	_aHistory _xGeneral _zAsia
650		4	_aPersonal narratives
650		4	_aPolitics & government
651		4	_aPakistan
651		4	_aPakistan _xDescription and travel
651		4	_aPakistan _xHistory
942			_2ddc _cBK
999			_c3418 _d3418