by Ahmad, Aijaz
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With reference to India.
Hindu-Muslim conflict in India, since pre-1947 till the present.
"Carving Blocs looks at communalism as it developed in Bengal in the early part of the twentieth century. It examines communalism as an organized ideology, saturated in mentalities and acts of violence." "Looking at the interaction of events and representational strategies, the …
Account of the Hindu Muslim riots in Dhārāvi, Bombay during December 1992-January 1993.
In theorizing about the link between violence and the politics of nationalism, most scholars have rejected the idea that primordial hatred between different ethnic and/or religious groups residing in close proximity will inevitably lead to conflict and the call for an ethnically…
This book is an erudite and elegiac exploration of Hindu nationalism in India today. It offers a revealing account of Hindu militant mobilizations as an authoritarian movement manifest throughout culture, polity, and economy, religion and law, class and caste, on gender, body, l…
This book examines conflict and violence among religious minorities and the implication on the idea of citizenship in contemporary India. Going beyond the usual Hindu-Muslim question, it situates communalism in the context of conflicts between Muslims and Christians. By tracing …
