Pakistan A Personal History by Imran Khan

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Pakistan-A-Personal-History-by-Imran-Khan: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,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.