Dying to Serve : Militarism, Affect, and the Politics of Sacrifice in the Pakistan Army / Maria Rashid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rashid, Maria, Author.

Series:

South Asia in motion.

South Asia in Motion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pakistan. Army.

Pakistan.

Militarism--Social aspects.

Militarism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Pakistan Army is a uniquely powerful and influential institution, with vast landholdings and resources. It has deep roots in the colonial armed forces and relies heavily on certain regions to supply its soldiers, especially parts of rural Punjab, where men have served in the army for generations. These men, their wives and mothers, and the military culture surrounding them are the focus of Maria Rashid's Dying to Serve, which innovatively and sensitively addresses the question: how does the military thrive when so much of its work results in injury, debility, and death? Taking ritual commemorations of fallen soldiers as one critical site of study, Rashid argues that these "spectacles of mourning" are careful manipulations of affect, gendered and structured by the military to reinforce its omnipotence in the lives of its subjects. Grounding her study in the famed martial district of Chakwal, Rashid finds affect similarly deployed in recruitment and training practices, as well as management of death and compensation to families. She contends that understanding these affective technologies is crucial to challenging the appeal of the military institution globally.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

CHAPTER 1. TECHNOLOGY OF RULE

CHAPTER 2. TECHNOLOGY OF RULE

CHAPTER 3. THE LAND OF THE VALIANT

CHAPTER 4. THE LAND OF THE VALIANT

CHAPTER 5. GRIEF AND ITS AFTERMATH

CHAPTER 6. THE VALUE OF LOSS

CHAPTER 7. THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND

CHAPTER 9. A POST MILITARY WORLD?

NOTES

GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9781503611993

150361199X

OCLC:

1108783103