The quest for humanity in a dehumanised state : Afghan refugees and devalued citizens in urban Pakistan, 1979-2012

This thesis asks two questions. Firstly, how do refugees exert political agency in Pakistan? And secondly, does legal citizenship affect the expression of political agency in Pakistan? It examines how Afghans (non-citizens) and Pakistanis (citizens - specifically the urban poor) occupy a shared real...

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Main Author: Alimia, Sana
Published: SOAS, University of London 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.594038