Synthesizing political, anthropological and psychological
perspectives, this book addresses the everyday causes and appeal of
long-term involvement in extreme political violence in urban
Pakistan. Taking Pakistan's ethno nationalist Mohajir party, the
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as a case study, it explores how
certain men from the ethnic community of Mohajirs are recruited to
the roles and statuses of political killers, and sustain violence
as a primary social identity and lifestyle over a period of some
years. By drawing on detailed fieldwork in areas involved in the
Karachi conflict, the author contributes to understandings of
violence, tracing the development of violent aspects of Mohajir
nationalism via an exploration of political and cultural contexts
of Pakistan's history, and highlighting the repetitive homology of
the conflict with the earlier violence of Partition. Through a
local comparison of ethnic and religious militancy she also updates
the current situation of social and cultural change in Karachi,
which is dominantly framed in terms of Islamist radicalization and
modernization. In her examination, governance and civil society
issues are integrated with the political and psychological
dimensions of mobilization processes and violence at micro-, meso-
and macro- levels. This book injects a critical and innovative
voice into the ongoing debates about the nature and meaning of
radicalization and violence, as well as the specific implications
it has for similar, contemporary conflicts in Pakistan and the
developing world.
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