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Language: en
Pages: 381
Authors: Laurent Gayer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Argues that within the seemingly chaotic malaise of Karachi's politics, a form of "manageable violence" exists, on which the functioning of the city is based.
Karachi Vice
Language: en
Pages: 273
Authors: Samira Shackle
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-09-07 - Publisher: Melville House

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A fast-paced, hair-raising journey around Karachi in the company of those who know the city inside out - from an electrifying new voice in narrative non-fiction
Instant City
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: Steve Inskeep
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-25 - Publisher: Penguin Books

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"Morning Edition" cohost Inskeep presents a riveting account of a single harrowing day in December 2009 that sheds light on the constant tensions in Karachi, Pa
Cityscapes of Violence in Karachi
Language: en
Pages: 278
Authors: Nichola Khan
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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The varied voices present within this book force the reader to rethink their perspective of Karachi
Insecure Guardians
Language: en
Pages: 314
Authors: Zoha Waseem
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-11-15 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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The police force is one of the most distrusted institutions in Pakistan, notorious for its corruption and brutality. In both colonial and postcolonial contexts,