- Writer: Imran Khan
- Category: English
- Pages: 388
- Stock: In Stock
- Model: STP-13476
The fascinating story of Pakistan, seen through the eyes of its most famous son, Imran Khan.
Born
only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947, Imran Khan has
lived his country's history. Undermined by a ruling elite hungry for
money and power, Pakistan now stands alone as the only Islamic country
with a nuclear bomb, yet unable to protect its people from the carnage
of regular bombings at home. How did it reach this flashpoint of
instability and injustice with such potentially catastrophic results for
the whole world?
Recounting his country's history through the
prism of his own memories, Imran Khan starts from its foundation, ripped
out of the dying British Raj. He guides us through and comments on
subsequent historical developments which shook the Muslim world -- the
wars with India in 1965 and 1971, the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the
Societ invasion of Afghanistan, the 9/11 terrorist attacks -- to the
current controversial and intractable war in Afghanistan. Throughout we
see these events viewed not only through the eyes of Westerners, but
through those of ordinary Pakistanis.
Drawing on the experiences of his own family and his wide travels within his homeland, Pakistan: A Personal History provides
a unique insider's view of a country unfamiliar to a western audience.
Woven into this history we see how Imran Khan's personal life -- his
happy childhood in Lahore, his Oxford education, his extraordinary
cricketing career, his playboy years and marriage to Jemima Goldsmith,
his mother's influence and that of his Islamic faith -- inform both the
historical narrative and his current philanthropic and political
activities. It is at once absorbing and insightful, casting fresh light
upon a country whose culture he believes is largely misunderstood by the
West.
Book Attributes | |
Pages | 388 |