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　　From the host of NPR's Morning Edition, a deeply reported

portrait of Karachi, Pakistan, a city that illuminates the perils

and possibilities of rapidly growing metropolises all around the

world.

In recent decades, the world has seen an unprecedented shift of

people from the countryside into cities. As Steve Inskeep so aptly

puts it, we are now living in the age of the "instant city," when

new megacities can emerge practically overnight, creating a host of

unique pressures surrounding land use, energy, housing, and the

environment. In his first book, the co-host of Morning Edition

explores how this epic migration has transformed one of the world's

most intriguing instant cities: Karachi, Pakistan.

Karachi has exploded from a colonial port town of 350,000 in 1941

to a sprawling metropolis of at least 13 million today. As the

booming commercial center of Pakistan, Karachi is perhaps the

largest city whose stability is a vital security concern of the

United States, and yet it is a place that Americans have frequently

misunderstood.

As Inskeep underscores, one of the great ironies of Karachi's

history is that the decision to divide Pakistan and India along

religious lines in 1947 only unleashed deeper divisions within the

city-over religious sect, ethnic group, and political party. In

Instant City, Inskeep investigates the 2009 bombing of a Shia

religious procession that killed dozens of people and led to

further acts of terrorism, including widespread arson at a popular

market. As he discovers, the bombing is in many ways a microcosm of

the numerous conflicts that divide Karachi, because people wondered

if the perpetrators were motivated by religious fervor, political

revenge, or simply a desire to make way for new real estate in the

heart of the city. Despite the violence that frequently consumes

Karachi, Inskeep finds remarkable signs of the city's tolerance,

vitality, and thriving civil society-from a world-renowned

ambulance service to a socially innovative project that helps

residents of the vast squatter neighborhoods find their own

solutions to sanitation, health care, and education.

Drawing on interviews with a broad cross section of Karachi

residents, from ER doctors to architects to shopkeepers, Inskeep

has created a vibrant and nuanced portrait of the forces competing

to shape the future of one of the world's fastest growing

cities.

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　　Steve Inskeep is a co-host of Morning Edition, 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 and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for a

series on conflict in Nigeria. This is his first book.

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From the host of NPR's Morning Edition , a deeply reported portrait of Karachi, Pakistan, a city that illuminates the perils and possibilities of rapidly growing metropolises all around the world. In recent decades, the world has seen an unprecedented shift of people from the countryside into cities. As Steve Inskeep so aptly puts it, we are now living in the age of the "instant city," when new megacities can emerge practically overnight, creating a host of unique pressures surrounding land use, energy, housing, and the environment. In his first book, the co-host of Morning Edition explores how this epic migration has transformed one of the world's most intriguing instant cities: Karachi, Pakistan. Karachi has exploded from a colonial port town of 350,000 in 1941 to a sprawling metropolis of at least 13 million today. As the booming commercial center of Pakistan, Karachi is perhaps the largest city whose stability is a vital security concern of the United States, and yet it is a place that Americans have frequently misunderstood. As Inskeep underscores, one of the great ironies of Karachi's history is that the decision to divide Pakistan and India along religious lines in 1947 only unleashed deeper divisions within the city-over religious sect, ethnic group, and political party. In Instant City , Inskeep investigates the 2009 bombing of a Shia religious procession that killed dozens of people and led to further acts of terrorism, including widespread arson at a popular market. As he discovers, the bombing is in many ways a microcosm of the numerous conflicts that divide Karachi, because people wondered if the perpetrators were motivated by religious fervor, political revenge, or simply a desire to make way for new real estate in the heart of the city. Despite the violence that frequently consumes Karachi, Inskeep finds remarkable signs of the city's tolerance, vitality, and thriving civil society-from a world-renowned ambulance service to a socially innovative project that helps residents of the vast squatter neighborhoods find their own solutions to sanitation, health care, and education. Drawing on interviews with a broad cross section of Karachi residents, from ER doctors to architects to shopkeepers, Inskeep has created a vibrant and nuanced portrait of the forces competing to shape the future of one of the world's fastest growing cities.