Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan: Local Actions, Local Voices

by Anita M. Weiss

Book Overview

This book identifies and analyzes the impact of the various ways in which local people are responding, taking stands, recapturing their culture, and saying 'stop' to the violent extremism that has manifested over the past decade (even longer) in Pakistan. Local groups throughout Pakistan are engaging in various kinds of social negotiations and actions to lessen the violence that has plagued the country since the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9697340145
• ISBN13: 9789697340149
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.5"