Published ahead of Paul Scott’s Raj Quartet and long before Midnight’s Children, Abdullah Hussein’s ambitious saga of social struggle The Weary Generations was a bestseller in Urdu. Published in 1963 and now beyond its 40th edition, it has never been out of print. A vivid depiction of the widespread...
Abdullah Hussein
Paperback
200
Peter Owen Publishers
0720611873
9780720611878
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This book examines the most turbulent period in the history of Jordan's ruling house, the six years following the assassination of the kingdom's founder, Abdullah (1951-1957). Those years witnessed the country's lone episode of weak monarchy, when the king--the novice Hussein or his ill-starred fath...
Robert B. Satloff
Hardcover
272
Oxford University Press
0195080270
9780195080278
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"A startlingly authentic voice"—Daily TelegraphAs a young man in the early 1960s, Amir leaves his small village in Pakistan to come to Britain as an illegal alien. Thirty years on, Amir has a home and a family, including Parvin, his nineteen-year-old daughter. Parvin has a mind of her own. As Amir a...
Abdullah Hussein
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250
Serpent's Tail
1852426381
9781852426385
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"The Exile, however disillusioned by his people, is never able to escape his longing for them. How terribly strange it all is." Downfall by Degrees takes the reader on a journey that explores the nature of alienation and exile. The drawing rooms of Lahore's high society, the ghettos of Britain, an e...
Abdullah Hussein
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200
TSAR Publications
0920661025
9780920661024
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Jordan has long been regarded as a pivotal country in the Middle East, one whose policy choices carry strong implications for regional stability. Jordan in Transition offers a cogent and compelling analysis of the country's domestic and international politics. Ryan argues that there have been four d...
Curtis R. Ryan
Paperback
160
Lynne Rienner Pub
1588261034
9781588261038
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