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“laurent gayer”

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  • Shared Sacred Sites in South Asia

    Negotiating Coexistence and Belonging

    Edited by Laurent Gayer, Christophe Jaffrelot, Aminah Mohammad-Arif, Grégoire Schlemmer ...
    Across the world, religious and cultural identities are being weaponized for political gains. South Asia is no exception, with frequent conflicts between faith communities strengthening politico-religious organizations, and severely straining social cohesion. Yet this region also has a history of religious intermingling, exemplified by shared sacred sites such as saints' tombs, temples, churches, ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Gunpoint Capitalism

    Enforcing Industrial Order in Karachi

    by Laurent Gayer ...
    On 11 September 2012, over 250 workers of Ali Enterprises, which produced jeans for the German discount retailer KiK, perished in a fire in their Karachi factory. Was this an accident or an arson attack? Straight away, the tragedy gave rise to contradictory interpretations. While some blamed the exploitative logics of fast fashion, others suspected foul play by the political parties preying on the ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Proud to Punish

    The Global Landscapes of Rough Justice

    by Gilles Gayer, Laurent Gayer ...
    Translated by Cynthia Scoch, Trista Selous ...
    A magisterial comparative study, Proud to Punish recenters our understanding of modern punishment through a sweeping analysis of the global phenomenon of "rough justice": the use of force to settle accounts and enforce legal and moral norms outside the formal framework of the law. While taking many forms, including vigilantism, lynch mobs, people's courts, and death squads, all seekers of rough ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Karachi

    Ordered Disorder and the Struggle for the City

    by Laurent Gayer ...
    With an official population approaching fifteen million, Karachi is one of the largest cities in the world. It is also the most violent. Since the mid-1980s, it has endured endemic political conflict and criminal violence, which revolve around control of the city and its resources (votes, land and bhatta-"protection" money). These struggles for the city have become ethnicized. Karachi, often ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

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  • Why Yemen Matters

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    by Helen Lackner ...
    Series Book 10 - SOAS Middle East Issues
    In November 2011, an agreement brokered by the GCC brought an end to Yemen's tumultuous uprising. The National Dialogue Conference has opened a window of opportunity for change, bringing Yemen's main political forces together with groups that were politically marginalized. Yet, the risk of collapse is serious, and if Yemen is to remain a viable state, it must address numerous political, social and ... Read more

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  • Wages of Rebellion

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  • Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction

    by Eleanor Nesbitt ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The Sikh religion has a following of over 20 million people worldwide and is one of the largest religions in the world. However, events such as the verbal and physical attacks on Sikhs just after September 11 indicated that Sikhs were being mistaken for Muslims, and suggests that the raising of sufficient and appropriate awareness about Sikhism still needs to be addressed. This book will introduce ... Read more

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  • Empire's Ally

    Canada and the War in Afghanistan

    by Greg Albo, Jerome Klassen ...
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  • Sikhism

    A Very Short Introduction

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    Series series Very Short Introductions
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  • Torture and Democracy

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