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For over three decades the Pakistani state has had to contend with the rise of violent anti-state movements that have sought to overthrow the government for being insufficiently Islamic. This book provides an inside look at how Islamist political parties-which often have sympathies with these radical groups, but also have a stake in the democratic system-make decisions about whether to support or undermine violent movements that are challenging the state. With five studies that span three decades, the book provides a detailed look at some of Pakistan's most interesting and controversial political parties.
List of contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Transliteration
- Part 1
- 1: ''Democratic Islamists'' and the Anti-State Turn
- 2: The Islamist Party Landscape
- 3: Ideology and Islamist Party Behavior
- 4: The Structural Roots of Islamist Party Behavior: Party Organization and Affiliate Relationships
- 5: The Structural Roots of Islamist Party Behavior: Relationships with Militants and the State
- Part 2
- 6: Early Uprisings: TNSM in Malakand
- 7: Islamic Governance and the Allure of Vigilantism: The MMA in the Frontier
- 8: Capital Crimes: The Red Mosque in Islamabad
- 9: Good Taliban, Bad Taliban: Negotiating the TTP's Rise
- 10: Barelvi Street Power: The TLP
- 11: Conclusion: The Conflicted Islamists
- Index
About the author
Joshua T. White is Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, and a Nonresident Fellow at The Brookings Institution. He previously served at the White House as Senior Advisor and Director for South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council, and as a Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He has written widely on security and political topics in South Asia.
