Violence, anti-convention and desires for transformation amongst pakistan's mohajirs in karachi

Cultural Dynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-245

  Khan, Nichola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affect; life history; masculinity; MQM; political subjectivity; the Karachi conflict; transformation; violence

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; LIFE HISTORY; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL RELATIONS; VIOLENCE;

KARACHI; PAKISTAN; SIND;

EID: 78649295691     PISSN: 09213740     EISSN: 14617048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0921374010383854     Document Type: Article

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