Riot politics Hindu-Muslim violence and the Indian state
Introduction : riot networks in Ahmedabad -- Explaining India's Hindu-Muslim violence -- The coming of the chamchas and the politicization of Gujarat's neighbourhoods -- Changing patronage channels and the rise of Hindu-nationalism in Gujarat -- The everyday mediation of a municipal counci...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London
Hurst
2011
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Violence
> Riots
> Communalism
> Religion and state
> Hindus
> Muslims
> Gujarat (India)
> Ethnic relations
> Politics and government
> Gujarat
> Ahmedabad
> Kommunalismus
> Geschichte
> Hinduismus
> Fundamentalismus
> Hindu
> Muslim
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction : riot networks in Ahmedabad -- Explaining India's Hindu-Muslim violence -- The coming of the chamchas and the politicization of Gujarat's neighbourhoods -- Changing patronage channels and the rise of Hindu-nationalism in Gujarat -- The everyday mediation of a municipal councillor -- Neighbourhood workers and the politics of exchanging favours -- Moneypower and musclepower : on the nexus between politicians, state officials and goondas -- Political mediation and the politics of identity -- The infrastructure for violence : rioting as maintaining relations -- Conclusion : political mediation, communal violence and the state. "This is a study of communal violence in India that looks at a range of actors, including criminals, politicians, local leaders, police officers and Hindu-nationalist activists. It is an ethnography revealing the links between violence and political mediation."--Publisher's description |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverz. S. 219 - 232 |
| Beschreibung: | XIII, 236 S. Ill. 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 1849041369 1-84904-136-9 9781849041362 978-1-84904-136-2 |