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008			260804s2023 |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781032478807
040			_cPK-LaUMT
082			_a303.484095491 _bSAD-E
100	0		_aSadia Nasir _914711
245	1	0	_aExtremism and counter-extremism narratives in Pakistan : _ban analysis of narrative building / _cSadia Nasir
260			_aLondon : _bRoutledge, _c2023
300			_axi, 184 p.
490			_aRoutledge studies in South Asian politics
500			_aIndex present
520			_a"The book provides an extensive analysis of extremism, extremist narratives and counter-narratives and their role in consolidating exclusive religious, cultural and social identities in Pakistan. Focusing on the construction and institutionalization of extremist tendencies, the book studies the process of the adoption of the narrow interpretation of religion and society, which subsequently was equated with national identity. It looks at the efforts of counter-extremism narratives, which tend to focus on violent extremism while overlooking non-violent manifestations. The author highlights that the main issue with counter-narratives is the difficulty in presenting extremism and its narratives as a threat since they have been normalized with the state being part of facilitating and building them. A valuable and much-required contribution to the existing literature on extremism and narrative building in Pakistan, this book would help students, academics and policymakers in identifying the limitations of counter-narratives in Pakistan, while providing them with a detailed overview of extremism and extremist narratives. It will also be of interest to researchers studying Security Studies and Asian Politics, especially in the context of South Asia"-- Provided by publisher
546			_aEng
650			_aRadicalism-Pakistan _914712
650			_aExtremists-Pakistan _914713
942			_cBK
999			_c141891 _d141891