{"product_id":"instant-city-isbn-9780143122166","title":"Instant City","description":"\u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e cohost Steve Inskeep\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003epresents a riveting account of a single harrowing day in December 2009 that sheds light on the constant tensions in Karachi, Pakistan—when a bomb blast ripped through a Shia religious procession, followed by the torching of hundreds of businesses in Karachi’s commercial district. Through interviews with a broad cross section of Karachi residents, Inskeep peels back the layers of that terrible day. It is the beginning, and a constant touchstone, in a journey across the city’s epic history and its troubled present Thrilling and deeply researched, \u003ci\u003eInstant City\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of one of the world’s fastest-growing metropolises and the forces competing to shape its future.“It is \u003cb\u003ean act of courage\u003c\/b\u003e for Inskeep to write a book about Karachi based on interviews in that city. As the well-known host of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” he must have been aware of the possible dangers he faced… \u003cb\u003eA tribute to Karachi is long overdue, and Inskeep provides one.\u003c\/b\u003e “If this book succeeds at all,” he writes, “it lets the city speak for itself and be judged on its own terms.” For those exasperated and puzzled by Pakistan, \u003ci\u003eInstant City\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ean excellent introduction\u003c\/b\u003e.” — \u003cb\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Informative, ambitious, chaotic, and sometimes glorious”\u003c\/b\u003e — \u003cb\u003eCHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Absorbing… reads like a sophisticated thriller\u003c\/b\u003e as the author traces the movements of a number of people… he keeps his narrative well paced and full of small surprises. The book sparkles when Inskeep takes an unexpected turn and follows a stranger, or when he tracks down a new trend to illuminate a new facet of the city. The old man he encounters outside a liquor shop, the slum under construction, the upscale leisure park tell us more about the city than any bomb blast…\u003cb\u003eNot many politicians read books in Karachi, but if they were to read one, let it be \u003ci\u003eInstant City\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e — \u003cb\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Steve Inskeep has written \u003cb\u003ea magnificent, engrossing book about one of the world’s most vivid and fascinating cities.\u003c\/b\u003e His subject – urban Pakistan’s struggles and zig-zagging achievements – is of deep and timely importance. His voice reflects the best traditions of politically alert travel writing, endowed with calm wisdom and curious empathy.”  — \u003cb\u003eSteve Coll, author of GHOST WARS and THE BIN LADENS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Urbanity is our certain and fixed future. How human beings live together—or fail to live together—compacted into great cities where a world’s races, religions and ancestries share ever-tighter quarters—this is the fundamental question for the new century. With \u003ci\u003eInstant City\u003c\/i\u003e, Steve Inskeep tells the story of a single violent and volatile day in the teeming streets of Karachi,  Pakistan. In doing so, \u003cb\u003ehe reveals what is now at stake not just for Pakistan, or Asia, but for the human species. This is thoughtful, important work.” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e — \u003cb\u003eDavid Simon, creator of HBO’s \"The Wire;\" author of HOMICIDE\u003c\/b\u003eSTEVE INSKEEP is a co-host of \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, the most widely  heard radio news program in the United States. After the September 11  attacks, he covered the war in Afghanistan, the hunt for al-Qaeda  suspects in Pakistan, and the war in Iraq. He won a National Headliner  Award for investigating a military raid that went wrong in Afghanistan;  the Robert F. Kennedy journalism award for \"The Price of African Oil,\"  about conflict in Nigeria; and shared an Alfred I. Dupont award for The  York Project, a groundbreaking series of conversations on race in  America.  This is his first book.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302404935909,"sku":"NP9780143122166","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143122166.jpg?v=1767730089","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/instant-city-isbn-9780143122166","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}