Migrants and Militants : : Fun and Urban Violence in Pakistan /

Migrants and Militants : : Fun and Urban Violence in Pakistan / / Oskar Verkaaik.

Being part of a violent community in revolt can be addictive--it can be fun. This book offers a fascinating inside look at present-day political violence in Pakistan through a historical ethnography of the Muhajir Qaumi Movement (MQM), one of the most remarkable and successful religious nationalist...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Verkaaik, Oskar,
MitwirkendeR:
Eickelman, Dale F.,
Piscatori, James,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]
©2004
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics ; 81
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 4 halftones. 3 maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Maps and Illustrations
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER ONE: Ethnicizing Islam
  • CHAPTER TWO: The Muhajir Qaumi Movement
  • CHAPTER THREE: Pakka Qila
  • CHAPTER FOUR: Fun and Violence
  • CHAPTER FIVE: Making Martyrs
  • CHAPTER SIX: Terrorism and the State
  • Epilogue
  • Calendar of Events
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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