Pathans of the Latter Day

by Spain, James W.

• ISBN13: 9780195775761
• ISBN10: 0195775767
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-06-26
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The millions of Pathan tribesmen living around the Khyber Pass on Pakistan's North-West Frontier are a major factor in Central Asia. Made famous by Rudyard Kipling's stories and poems, some of the Pathans have very successfully adapted to modern ways; others have equally successfully held on to their traditional ways. Pathans of the Latter Day , a sequel to the author's classic work on the Pathans of forty years ago, examines them as they are today.

Author Biography

James W. Spain, American diplomat, scholar and writer, was born in Chicago on 22 July 1926. After having received his MA from the University of Chicago and his PhD from the University of Columbia, he joined the Foreign Office. An early posting to Pakistan (1951-53) kindled a fascination for the Pathans-those fiercely independent tribesmen of north-west Pakistan made famous by Rudyard Kipling's stories and poems. The enchantment was to endure, and lead to repeated visits to the Frontier over the next four decades.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	viii	(1)
Preface	ix
1. Together Again	3	(12)
2. An Old, Old Story	15	(12)
3. Still Guarding the Passes	27	(12)
4. The Way of the Pathans	39	(12)
5. In and Around the Peshawar Valley	51	(14)
6. Khattaks: Always the Same	65	(14)
7. Waziristan: Less Dark and Bloody	79	(14)
8. Swat, Buner, and Chitral	93	(16)
9. A Place in Pakistan	109	(10)
10. The Afghan Side of Things	119	(14)
11. The Chinese Connection	133	(14)
12. Good Tomorrows	147	(6)
Bibliographic Note	153	(4)
Index	157