| Travels in a Dervish Cloak Contributor(s): Wilkinson, Isambard (Author), Wilkinson, Chev (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 178060078X ISBN-13: 9781780600789 Publisher: Eland Publishing OUR PRICE: $46.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Middle East - General - Travel | Asia - India & South Asia - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 915.491 |
| LCCN: 2017434793 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.7" W x 8.8" (0.90 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spellbound by his grandmother's Anglo-Indian heritage and the exuberant annual visits of her friend the Begum, Isambard Wilkinson became enthralled by Pakistan as a teenager, eventually working there as a foreign correspondent during the War on Terror. Seeking the land behind the headlines, he sets out to discover the essence of a country convulsed by Islamist violence. What of the old, mystical Pakistan has survived and what has been destroyed? We meet charismatic tribal chieftains making their last stand, hereditary saints blessing prostitutes, gangster bosses in violent slums and ecstatic Muslim pilgrims. Navigating a minefield of coups, conspiracies, cock-ups and bombs, Bard is reluctant to judge; his is a funny, hashish- and whisky-scented travel book from the frontline, full of open-hearted delight and a poignant lust for life. Photographs by Chev Wilkinson. "Enhanced with photographs by Chev Wilkinson, Travels in a Dervish Cloak is an absorbing, entertaining, and interestingly informative read from cover to cover. While very highly recommended for both community and academic library collections."--MWBR |