Migrants and Militants: Fun and Urban Violence in Pakistan

"This book is among those important studies that throw light on the internal complexity of Islamic nations, not least--as is here the case--those where most Muslims live: outside of the Middle East. Not only is it informative, but Verkaaik writes clearly and with an understated wry sense of humor that makes for easy and absorbing reading."--Gananath Obeyesekere, Professor Emeritus, Princeton University "An ambitious project, successfully realized. Representing a major contribution to our understanding of Pakistani society and of Islamic forms of life in that society, this book has an all too immediate significance in the current political context. We urgently need work of this level of sophistication."--Michael Gilsenan, New York University, author ofLords of the Lebanese MarchesVerkaaik, Oskar is the author of 'Migrants and Militants: Fun and Urban Violence in Pakistan', published 2004 under ISBN 9780691117096 and ISBN 0691117098.