Migrants and Militants: Fun and Urban Violence in Pakistan

by Oskar Verkaaik

Book Overview

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 movements in postcolonial South Asia. The MQM has mobilized much of the "migrant" (Muhajir) population in Karachi and other urban centers in southern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691117098
• ISBN13: 9780691117096
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.4"