Migrants and Militants: Fun and Urban Violence in PakistanBeing 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 movements in postcolonial South Asia. The MQM has mobilized much of the "migrant" (Muhajir) population in Karachi and other urban centers in southern Pakistan and has fomented large-scale ethnic-religious violence. Oskar Verkaaik argues that urban youth see it as an irresistible opportunity for "fun." Drawing on both anthropological fieldwork, including participatory observation among political militants, and historical analyses of state formation, nation-building, and the ethnicization of Islam since 1947, he provides an absorbing and important contribution to theoretical debates about political--religious and nationalist--violence. |
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Fun and Urban Violence in Pakistan Oskar Verkaaik. Migrants and Militants PRINCETON STUDIES IN MUSLIM POLITICS Dale F. Eickelman and James.
... violence in Pakistan / Oskar Verkaaik . p . cm - ( Princeton studies in Muslim politics ) Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-691-11708 - X ( cl : alk . paper ) —ISBN 0-691-11709-8 ( pb . : alk . paper ) 1. Muhajir ...
Fun and Urban Violence in Pakistan Oskar Verkaaik. Maps and Illustrations MAPS MAP 1. Pakistan MAP 2. Hyderabad MAP 3. Pakka Qila ILLUSTRATIONS FIGURE 1. Cover of an audiocassette of MQM songs , showing Altaf Hussain looking down on his ...
Fun and Urban Violence in Pakistan Oskar Verkaaik. Preface This book is the result of my long fascination with ethnic ... violence and has more recently been branded as a " terrorist group . " During my long engagement with the Muhajir ...
Fun and Urban Violence in Pakistan Oskar Verkaaik. Abbreviations APMSF All Pakistan Muslim Student Federation APMSO All Pakistan Muhajir Student Organization IJI IJT ISI JI Islami Jumhuri Ittehad ( Islamic Democratic Alliance ) Islami ...