DAWN - Books and Authors; June 03, 2007

June 03, 2007

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Grabbing power and pelf This is a book on Pakistan’s armed forces. It is, however, different from the books so far written on the army such as those by Stephen Cohen, Hassan Abbas, Hussain Haqqani....		Exploring the army’s empire Ayesha Siddiqa is a military analyst with a PhD in war studies from King’s College, London. Her recently published book, Military Inc: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy has already...

EXCERPTS: Rough trade Skirting suddenly desolate crests and empty gullies, the perfect lair of bandits that rule the empty road at night, I got why my previous drivers had refused to take this back road to Mianwali...		ARTICLE: Love of reading American people love reading books. They enjoy reading as much as they savour games, gambling, movies and other forms of entertainment. Besides thronging bookstores, the tremendous...

AUTHORS: In contrast FROM ancient civilisations to the establishment of mighty empires, the word ‘power’ has remained the deciding factor in securing the fate of a state. It is subsequently no surprise then...		REVIEWS: Competing Ideologies According to a famous legend, Rabi‘a al-‘Adawiyya, a prominent eighth-century Sufi mystic, was one day seen in the streets of Basra carrying a torch in one hand and a pitcher of water....

REVIEWS: Cooking seriously FOOD is Home is not a cookbook for people who need help while cooking food. It is a book for serious ‘foodaholics’, food maniacs and the real food geeks. It is a book that even preaches....		REVIEWS: Horrifying gallery of injustices Anand has cleverly detached from Bharatendu Harishchandra’s farcical play, Andher Nagri Choupat Raja, the character of Govardhan, who his original creator is supposed to have ‘released’....

REVIEWS: Still lacking internationalism DEVELOPING nations are often found protesting over the structure of the United Nations. The very existence of a permanent status and the veto power awarded to five nations reeks of impartiality....		REVIEWS: Playing a straight bat Whatever history makes of John Major’s premiership, his leaving of it was adept. While the Blairs waited for their choreographed entry into Downing Street on the morning after Labour’s...

REVIEWS: Going home While thousands of families move to the West, particularly to the United States each year in search of ‘better prospects’ there are also quite a few out there who return to Pakistan in a bid...		REVIEWS: Hub of ideals Well-known historian and vice chancellor of the Jamia Millia Islamia Prof Mushirul Hasan and co-author Rakhshanda Jalil, its media coordinator, have presented an extensively-researched...

In brief THIS excellent book of quotes deserves the highest of praise. A useful yet hilarious collection it surely is, and it deserves acclaim as one. Flipping through it, one can find words of wisdom...		REVIEWS: The big picture For people who enjoy looking at school art displays and treasure the abstract scribbling of their little loved ones, marvelling the ‘beauty’ of what tiny hands can create on paper, here’s...

REVIEW: Etched in memory Classics do not age. The passing of time cannot render them stale or worthless. No matter when you return to them, you are bound to derive inspiration as well as pleasure....