PublishedBantam Press, November 2011 |
ISBN9780593067758 |
FormatSoftcover, 400 pages |
Dimensions23.4cm × 15.3cm × 2.9cm |
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 Soviet 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, The Cornered Tiger: A Personal History of Pakistan provides a unique insider's view of a country unfamiliar to a western audience.
