Aboard the Democracy Train: A Journey Through Pakistan's Last Decade Of Democracy (Anthem Politics And International Relations) - Couverture souple

Hoodbhoy, Nafisa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0857289675 ISBN 13 : 9780857289674

Editeur : Anthem Press, 2011

Synopsis

Book by Hoodbhoy Nafisa

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Nafisa Hoodbhoy was staff reporter for the English daily Dawn newspaper from 1984-2000. As the only woman reporter under Gen Zia in Karachi, Pakistan, she went on to write thousands of news reports and lead articles on the nation's transition to democracy, alternately spear-headed by civilian leaders Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif. In 2001, she received a Ford fellowship to teach a course on Gender Politics of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran at Amherst College, Massachusetts (US). She subsequently designed and taught a post 9/11 course on the region at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Currently working as a journalist in the US, her articles have appeared in the Washington Post, McClatchy Group of Newspapers, Toward Freedom, Paris Match, the International Council on Social Welfare and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

‘Aboard the Democracy Train’ is about politics and journalism in Pakistan. It is a gripping front-line account of the country’s decade of turbulent democracy (1988-1999), as told through the eyes of the only woman reporter working during the Zia era at ‘Dawn’, Pakistan’s leading English language newspaper. In this volume, the author reveals her unique experiences and coverage of ethnic violence, women’s rights and media freedoms. The narrative provides an insight into the politics of the Pak-Afghan region in the post 9-11 era, and exposes how the absence of rule of law claimed the life of its only woman prime minister.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Anthem Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0857289675
• ISBN 13: 9780857289674
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 268