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A Person of Pakistani Origins

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

A Person of Pakistani Origins

By Ziauddin Sardar

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About the book

What does it mean to be a Pakistani? Can it mean more than one thing? And what do others think it means?Ziauddin Sardar explores what makes a Pakistani, and whether it's something one wants or ought to be. Reflecting on his culture and heritage through tales of the Pakistanis in his life, A Person of Pakistani Origins is a whirlwind tour of duelling poets, Bollywood films, a bookish auntie who harbours feminist urges, and a vanishing uncle who reappears miles away.Thoughtful and generously laced...Show more

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ISBN

9781849049870

Publisher

C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd

Published year

2018

Language

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1

Original title

A Person of Pakistani Origins

Format

Hardcover

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