Class conflict, state terrorism and the Pakistani military: the Okara Military Farms dispute
In their dispute with their tenants, in what is known as the Okara Military Farms dispute, army landlords in the Punjab province of Pakistan resorted to state terrorism conducted by paramilitary troops, in alliance with other state agencies, in an unsuccessful attempt to break farmer resistance to a...
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| description | In their dispute with their tenants, in what is known as the Okara Military Farms dispute, army landlords in the Punjab province of Pakistan resorted to state terrorism conducted by paramilitary troops, in alliance with other state agencies, in an unsuccessful attempt to break farmer resistance to attempts to remove their security of tenure. Analysis of the dispute provides strong support for the argument that state violence can, in some instances, be categorised as a specific form of terrorism. The article, therefore, aims to contribute to the growing literature on state terrorism which has been neglected as a legitimate and important topic for scholarly inquiry. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-144852017-09-13T14:05:41Z Class conflict, state terrorism and the Pakistani military: the Okara Military Farms dispute Murphy, Eamon class conflict farmers Pakistan State terrorism military In their dispute with their tenants, in what is known as the Okara Military Farms dispute, army landlords in the Punjab province of Pakistan resorted to state terrorism conducted by paramilitary troops, in alliance with other state agencies, in an unsuccessful attempt to break farmer resistance to attempts to remove their security of tenure. Analysis of the dispute provides strong support for the argument that state violence can, in some instances, be categorised as a specific form of terrorism. The article, therefore, aims to contribute to the growing literature on state terrorism which has been neglected as a legitimate and important topic for scholarly inquiry. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14485 10.1080/17539153.2012.748481 Routledge restricted |
| spellingShingle | class conflict farmers Pakistan State terrorism military Murphy, Eamon Class conflict, state terrorism and the Pakistani military: the Okara Military Farms dispute |
| title | Class conflict, state terrorism and the Pakistani military: the Okara Military Farms dispute |
| title_full | Class conflict, state terrorism and the Pakistani military: the Okara Military Farms dispute |
| title_fullStr | Class conflict, state terrorism and the Pakistani military: the Okara Military Farms dispute |
| title_full_unstemmed | Class conflict, state terrorism and the Pakistani military: the Okara Military Farms dispute |
| title_short | Class conflict, state terrorism and the Pakistani military: the Okara Military Farms dispute |
| title_sort | class conflict, state terrorism and the pakistani military: the okara military farms dispute |
| topic | class conflict farmers Pakistan State terrorism military |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14485 |