| Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West Contributor(s): Bhutto, Benazir (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061567590 ISBN-13: 9780061567599 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: Before her untimely death, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan wrote of the rapidly growing tension between Islam and the West. "Reconciliation" offers a realistic overview of ways to bridge the cultural, political, and economic chasms that separate these differing cultures. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Religion | Religion, Politics & State |
| Dewey: 297.272 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.94 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arab World - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "It is impossible to understand today's world without knowing Pakistan; and impossible to understand Pakistan without reading this book. A courageous woman--tragically killed--speaks to us of reconciliation. We owe it to her--and to ourselves--to listen, comprehend, and act." -- Madeleine Albright "One of the most gripping and important books of our era." -- Walter Isaacson Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan in October 2007, after eight years of exile, hopeful that she could be a catalyst for change. Upon a tumultuous reception, she survived a suicide-bomb attack that killed nearly two hundred of her compatriots. But she continued to forge ahead, with more courage and conviction than ever, since she knew that time was running out--for the future of her nation and for her life. In Reconciliation, Bhutto recounts in gripping detail her final months in Pakistan and offers a bold new agenda for how to stem the tide of Islamic radicalism and to rediscover the values of tolerance and justice that lie at the heart of her religion. She speaks out not just to the West but also to the Muslims across the globe. Bhutto presents an image of modern Islam that defies the negative caricatures often seen in the West. After reading this book, it will become even clearer what the world has lost by her assassination |
Contributor Bio(s): Bhutto, Benazir: - Benazir Bhutto was the prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996, and the chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party. Born in 1953 in Karachi, Bhutto was the first woman ever to lead a Muslim state. She lived in exile from 1999 until her return to Pakistan in October 2007, two months before her assassination. |