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	Drivers of Long-Term Insecurity and Instability in Pakistan: Urbanization Jonah Blank RAND Corporation, 2014 Library of Congress HT147.P25B53 2014 \| Dewey Decimal 307.76095491 Pakistan is already one of the most urbanized nations in South Asia, and a majority of its population is projected to be living in cities within three decades. This demographic shift is likely to have a significant impact on Pakistan’s politics and stability. This report briefly examines urbanization as a potential driver of long-term insecurity and instability, with particular attention to the cities of Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. Expand Description
	Look East, Cross Black Waters: India's Interest in Southeast Asia Jonah Blank RAND Corporation, 2015 Library of Congress DS525.9.I4L66 2015 \| Dewey Decimal 327.54059 India’s core goals for Southeast Asia are in basic harmony with those of the United States, including regional stability, peaceful settlement of territorial disputes, and containment of radicalism Still, America should not expect India to enter any sort of alliance, nor join any coalition to balance against China, but should demonstrate strategic patience and willingness to cultivate a long-term relationship. Expand Description
	Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity among the Daudi Bohras Jonah Blank University of Chicago Press, 2001 Library of Congress BP195.I8B55 2001 \| Dewey Decimal 297.8220954 In Jonah Blank's important, myth-shattering book, the West gets its first look at the Daudi Bohras, a unique Muslim denomination who have found the core of their religious beliefs largely compatible with modern ideology. Combining orthodox Muslim prayer, dress, and practice with secular education, relative gender equality, and Internet use, this community serves as a surprising reminder that the central values of "modernity" are hardly limited to the West. Expand Description

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3 books about Blank, Jonah

Drivers of Long-Term Insecurity and Instability in Pakistan

RAND Corporation, 2014

Pakistan is already one of the most urbanized nations in South Asia, and a majority of its population is projected to be living in cities within three decades. This demographic shift is likely to have a significant impact on Pakistan’s politics and stability. This report briefly examines urbanization as a potential driver of long-term insecurity and instability, with particular attention to the cities of Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta.

Look East, Cross Black Waters

India's Interest in Southeast Asia

RAND Corporation, 2015

India’s core goals for Southeast Asia are in basic harmony with those of the United States, including regional stability, peaceful settlement of territorial disputes, and containment of radicalism Still, America should not expect India to enter any sort of alliance, nor join any coalition to balance against China, but should demonstrate strategic patience and willingness to cultivate a long-term relationship.

Mullahs on the Mainframe

Islam and Modernity among the Daudi Bohras

University of Chicago Press, 2001

In Jonah Blank's important, myth-shattering book, the West gets its first look at the Daudi Bohras, a unique Muslim denomination who have found the core of their religious beliefs largely compatible with modern ideology. Combining orthodox Muslim prayer, dress, and practice with secular education, relative gender equality, and Internet use, this community serves as a surprising reminder that the central values of "modernity" are hardly limited to the West.