In Their Own Words

'Navigating the complexities of one of the world's most ambitious modern Muslim states, Fair brings an impressive thoroughness of research to unpacking the internal doctrines, recruitment strategies, and objectives of Lashkar-e-Tayyaba. With unflinching verve, Fair shows why conflict resolution focusing on bilateral negotiations between India and Pakistan or on de-radicalising militant networks of young men ignore deeper causes of violence.' * Flagg Miller, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of California, Davis *
'No one has done more than Christine Fair to educate the international community about terrorism in Pakistan. Now she opens a window into the mind of Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, providing penetrating, even if disconcerting, insights into a terrorist group that is likely to thrive for a long time to come. This is essential reading for anyone who cares about Pakistan or peace and stability in South Asia.' * Ashley Tellis, Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace *
'Christine Fair has written the definitive volume for understanding Pakistan's most dangerous militant group. Using the group's own publications, she brings us into the world of its operatives and illuminates the strategic thinking of its leaders. Her history is precise and encompassing, her methodology ingenious, her conclusions groundbreaking.' * Jacob Shapiro, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University *
'The work stands out for a number of key insights arising from the author's deft handling and close reading of textual sources in Urdu that form part of the vast corpus of literature generated by LeT/JuD since their creation and amalgamation in the late 1980s. No other work... has so skilfully mined the content of these rarely used and little known sources to shed genuine new light on one of the world's most dangerous though little understood militant organizations. In so doing, the author ... makes an original contribution to the literature and successfully unpacks the defining contours of the LeT/JuD's presiding discourse.' * Farzana Shaikh, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House, London *
'This is a scrupulously researched and very well-written account of a highly complex picture, which covers all of the key objectives it sets out to meet. As a detailed book covering everything to do with the LeT organisation, I cannot think of a more useful and readable text. The author is clearly very well-qualified to deliver an account of this organisation, and has offered an objective and scientific study, while not shying-away from strategic criticism of LeT and the Pakistani state.' * Julian Richards, Co-Director, Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies, University of Buckingham, UK *
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