1st Edition

The Making of Terrorism in Pakistan Historical and Social Roots of Extremism

By Eamon Murphy Copyright 2013
224 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

This book explains the origins and nature of terrorism in Pakistan and examines the social, political and economic factors that have contributed to the rise of political violence there. Since 9/11, the state of Pakistan has come to be regarded as the epicentre of terrorist activity committed in the name of Islam. The central argument of this volume suggests that terrorism in Pakistan has, in... Read more

Preface  Foreword  Introduction: Overview and Theory  1. Islam in Pakistan: An Overview  2. The Colonial Legacy and the Making of Pakistan: Class, Regionalism and Factional Politics  3. Birth Pains: The Decline of Democracy, Sectarian Violence and the Intractable Problem of Kashmir, 1947 -195  4. Jinnah’s Dream Fades: Dictatorship, State Terrorism and the Corrosion of Secularism, 1958 – 1977  5. The Turning Point: Zia-ul Haq and the Islamisation of Pakistan, 1977 – 1988  6. The Afghanistan Jihad and the Making of Terrorism, 1979-1989  7. Reaping the Whirlwind: Politics, Terrorism in Kashmir and Sectarian Violence, 1988 – 2000 8. The Fallout from the US Invasion of Afghanistan: Politics, Terrorism and Sectarian Violence in Pakistan since 9/11  Conclusion: Critical Terrorism Studies, Islam and the Making of Terrorism in Pakistan

Biography

Eamon Murphy is Adjunct Professor of History and International Relations at Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia. He is co-editor of Contemporary State Terrorism: Theory and Cases (Routledge, 2010).