Disrupted City

Walking the Pathways of Memory and History in Lahore

Manan Ahmed Asif

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English

The New Press
29 January 2025

Asian history; Colonialism & imperialism; Sufism & Islamic mysticism; Politics & government

A stunning history of Pakistan's cultural and intellectual capital, from one of the preeminent scholars of South Asia

The city of Lahore was more than one thousand years old when it went through a violent schism. As the South Asian subcontinent was partitioned in 1947 to gain freedom from Britain's colonial hold, and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was formed, the city's large Hindu and Sikh populations were pushed toward India, and an even larger Muslim refugee population settled in the city. This was just the latest in a long history of the city's making and unmaking.

Over the centuries, the city has kept a firm grip on the imagination of travelers, poets, writers, and artists. More recently, it has been journalists who have been drawn to the city as a focal point for a nation that continues to grab international headlines. For this book, acclaimed historian Manan Ahmed Asif brings to life a diverse and vibrant world by walking the city again and again over the course of many years. Along the way he joins Sufi study circles and architects doing restoration in the medieval parts of Lahore and speaks with a broad range of storytellers and historians. To this Asif juxtaposes deep analysis of the city's centuries-old literary culture, noting how it reverberates among the people of Lahore today.

To understand modern Pakistan requires understanding its cultural capital, and Disrupted City uses Lahore's cosmopolitan past and its fractured present to provide a critical lens to challenge the grand narratives of the Pakistani nation-state and its national project of writing history.

By: Manan Ahmed Asif
Imprint: The New Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
ISBN: 9781595589071
ISBN 10: 1595589074
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 29 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Manan Ahmed Asifblog. He lives in New York.

Reviews for Disrupted City: Walking the Pathways of Memory and History in Lahore

"Praise for Disrupted City: ""In this marvelous blend of scholarship and personal memoir, Manan Ahmed Asif paints a vivid portrait of a thousand-year-old city. This beautifully written book is an apt tribute to a great literary metropolis."" --Amitav Ghosh, author of Smoke and Ashes and Sea of Poppies"