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Karachi
Ordered Disorder and the Struggle for the City
Laurent Gayer
Introduction 1. - The Enigma of Karachi's 'Ordered Disorder 9. - Scope, Sources and Structure of the Book 14. - 1. A Contested City 17. - A City Up for Grabs 21. - An Arena for National Conflicts 30. - The Normalisation of the Unofficial 33. - The Burden of Geography 41. - A Palimpsest of Sovereignties 49. - Conclusion 51. - 2. From Student Brawls to Campus Wars 53. - Discontent Central: The Student Movement and Political Change in West Pakistan (1947-1979) 54. - The Facilitating Factors of Political Violence 60. - Predictable but Contingent: The First 'Political Killing at Karachi University 66. - Conclusion 76. - 3. 'The Mohajirs Have Arrived!' 79. - The Unremarkable Beginnings of Mohajir Nationalism 81. - The MQM, Between Party and Movement 90. - The MQMs Challenged Predominance 100. - Conclusion 119. - 4. The Bandits Who Would Be Kings 123. - Lyari and Its Dacoits 127. - The Volatility of Politico-Criminal Configurations 134. - Rehman Dakait's Failed Transition from Crime to Politics 138. - Bis Repetita? The PAC 2.0 and Rehman's Legacy 150. - Conclusion 158. - 5. Jihad Comes to Town 163. - A Secular City? 165. - Sectarian Turf Wars 171. - Towards the 'Talibanisation of Karachi? 183. - Conclusion 201. - 6. A City on the Edge 205. - The Institutional Fabric of Karachi's Armed Conflicts 206. - The Limits of Control 221. - Conclusion 236. - 7. Geographies of Fear 239. - City of Fear 241. - Everyday Geographies of Fear 250. - The Architecture of Safety 255. - Conclusion 272. - Conclusion 275.
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