Migrants and militants : fun and urban violence in Pakistan / Oskar Verkaaik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verkaaik, Oskar.

Series:

Princeton studies in Muslim politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muhajir (Pakistani people)--Politics and government.

Muhajir (Pakistani people).

Muhājir Qaumī Mūvmenṭ.

Political violence--Pakistan.

Political violence.

Islam and politics--Pakistan.

Islam and politics.

Ethnicity.

Pakistan.

Ethnicity--Pakistan.

Pakistan--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiv, 214 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2004]

Summary:

"This book is among those important studies that throw light on the internal complexity of Islamic nations, not least--as is here the case--those where most Muslims live: outside of the Middle East. Not only is it informative, but Verkaaik writes clearly and with an understated wry sense of humor that makes for easy and absorbing reading."--Gananath Obeyesekere, Professor Emeritus, Princeton University

"An ambitious project, successfully realized. Representing a major contribution to our understanding of Pakistani society and of Islamic forms of life in that society, this book has an all too immediate significance in the current political context. We urgently need work of this level of sophistication."--Michael Gilsenan, New York University, author of "Lords of the Lebanese Marches

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-209) and index.

ISBN:

069111708X

0691117098

OCLC:

52375031