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Summary:

Dialogue is an award-winning weekly radio program that explores the world of ideas through weekly, half-hour conversations with renowned public figures, scholars, journalists, and authors.
Ukraine, has entered a new post-Soviet reality as a result of the break up of the Soviet Union. It remains, however, in the grip of a political system that veers from black comedy to arch tragedy. This is the underlying theme of a new novel by Andrey Kurkov.
National development is a complicated undertaking for any emerging nation. For Pakistan it involves especially delicate judgements because the contraints imposed by feudal tribes in distant territories, match the concerns caused by having a nuclear arsenal. In this charged environment the failure of international development aid resonates with profound impact.

Table of Contents:

• no. 843. President's last love / Andrey Kurkov
• no. 844. Making aid work / Samia Altaf.

Contributors:

Altaf, Samia

Kurkov, Andreĭ

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Making aid work [by Altaf, S.]

Motion picture adaptation of: President's last love [by Kurkov, A.]

Subjects:

Soviet Union

Pakistan — Politics and government

Democracy — Pakistan

National security — Pakistan

Politics and government

Democracy

National security

Pakistan

System Details:

ACD (audio cd)

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; 1.4 m/s; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

ACD 55 v.240

OCLC Numbers:

1090390085