Migrants and militants : fun and urban violence in Pakistan

Migrants and militants : fun and urban violence in Pakistan /

"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 nation...

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Main Author: Verkaaik, Oskar
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2004.
Series:Princeton studies in Muslim politics
Subjects:
Muhājir Qaumī Mūvmenṭ.
Muttahida Qaumi Mahaz
Muhajir (Pakistani people) > Politics and government.
Political violence > Pakistan.
Islam and politics > Pakistan.
Ethnicity > Pakistan.
Muhādjirs > Politique et gouvernement.
Violence politique > Pākistān.
Islam et politique > Pākistān.
Ethnicité > Pākistān.
89.58 political violence.
Ethnicity.
Islam and politics.
Politics and government
Political violence.
Pakistani.
Politiek geweld.
Islam.
Etnische groepen.
Overheidsbeleid.
Pakistan > Politics and government.
Pākistān > Politique et gouvernement.
Pākistān > Relations interethniques
Pakistan.
Table of Contents:
  • Ethnicizing Islam
  • The Muhajir Qaumi movement
  • Pakka Qila
  • Fun and violence
  • Making martyrs
  • Terrorism and the state.

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