Although India and Pakistan were part of a single state until liberation from British colonial rule in 1947, the former has since emerged as the world's largest "democracy," whereas the latter has been under military control for most of its history. In this thought-provoking vol…
Although India and Pakistan were part of a single state until liberation from British colonial rule in 1947, the former has since emerged as the world's largest "democracy," whereas the latter has been under military control for most of its history. In this thought-provoking vol…
Rakesh Batabyal discusses the years immediately following the Bengal Famine of 1943 and shows how they witnessed the consolidation of communal ideologies culminating in the riots of 1946 in Calcutta and the violence in Noakhali, 1946-47.
"With its meticulous and extensive use of archival data and secondary sources and presenting a fresh perspective on understanding communalism in present-day India, this book will be of immense value to students and scholars of history, political science and sociology, especially…
"With its meticulous and extensive use of archival data and secondary sources and presenting a fresh perspective on understanding communalism in present-day India, this book will be of immense value to students and scholars of history, political science and sociology, especially…
In recent decades, the world has witnessed the emergence of several protracted violent conflicts and the eruption of ethnic and communal violence in countries such as Bosnia, Rwanda, and Sri Lanka. Riots and Victims challenges the popular academic interpretation of such events a…
In recent decades, the world has witnessed the emergence of several protracted violent conflicts and the eruption of ethnic and communal violence in countries such as Bosnia, Rwanda, and Sri Lanka. Riots and Victims challenges the popular academic interpretation of such events a…
Study with reference to Kānpur (India).
