January 2, 2005
Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Books & Authors.
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How Afghanistan was doomed
 WHEN they become powerful, individuals and states start thinking of conquering the world. Three centuries before the birth of Christ it was Alexander of Macedonia, and today it is George W. Bush of the United States of America....
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EXCERPTS: A brave new world
 THE horrific events of 9/11 turned the world topsy turvy. Terrorism has emerged as a major problem which is also a global one. The incident also provided the United States an opportunity to boast of its military domination over the world....
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EXCERPTS: Of life and death
 WITH his stories, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, this very magnificent writer from Columbia, has created a microcosmos of his own. In its tumultuous, bewildering, yet, graphically convincing authenticity, it reflects a continent...
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ARTICLE: Poets have short lives?
 DO poets, writers and composers, practitioners of the fine arts, have a shorter lifespan than other professionals? The question has intrigued many literary researchers in the West for some time. Poets...
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ARTICLE: Time to go back home
 SIR Vidia Naipaul sits in the garden of his cottage in the Wiltshire countryside, sipping tea. His eyes are almost closed to the afternoon sun, which gives him an air of...
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AUTHOR: The dilemma of a sarkari Pathan
 WRITING on one’s own life in the form of an autobiography is a fascinating task, because it is virtually difficult to speak the truth, or even to hear truth in our society. Mohammad Aslam Khattak has fully established his proficiency in his life story A Pathan Odyssey....
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REVIEWS: Rallying for change
 ECOLOGY, biodiversity, water, energy, pollution, agriculture, industrialization, climatic changes, ozone depletion, population, consumption, etc, are issues which concern....
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REVIEWS: Education in crisis
 PAKISTAN’S education system has created a dysfunctional society which is highly stratified and the people are alienated from one....
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REVIEWS: Karachi — my love
 TWO or three generations have grown up in utter ignorance of the history and geography of Karachi, which was the third city of....
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In brief
The State of Migration and Multiculturalism in Pakistan: The Need for Policy and Strategy...
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REVIEWS: The uncertainty of it all
 ROBERT Rubin, former US secretary of treasury, never thought he would write an autobiography. A low-key and private person all his life, he didn’t look the type who would put pen to paper to relate....
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REVIEWS: The man who fell to earth
 NO man is a hero to his valet or his biographer, and Charles Nicholl, in this bright, cunning, intrepidly intelligent biographical study, has startlingly demystified his enigmatic....
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REVIEWS: Why is Kashmir protesting?
 “ONE of the most enduring dilemmas for Kashmiris has been that while outsiders have their breath taken by the splendour....
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REVIEWS: Unbureaucratic bureaucrat
 THIS is a biography with a difference because it is as much an autobiography as a life story written by two well-known writers who....
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BOOKS RECEIVED
Bedrock of Human Prehistory in Pakistan — The Early Palaeolithic in Northern Punjab...
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AT A Glance
 In Search of Sustainable Livelihood Systems — Managing Resources and Change...
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