Politics of Violence uses ex-militant testimonies from Cyprus and Italy to explore the ways in which political violence is political, the functionality of violence, and the post-conflict consolidation of political authority"
Using first-person accounts of Hindus and Muslims in a remote Bangladeshi village, the author analyzes a large-scale riot that profoundly altered life in the area in the 1950s. She provides a glimpse into the hearts and minds of the participants and their families.
Fascinating in its combination of personal stories and analytical insights, Some Trouble with Cows will help students of conflict understand how a seemingly irrational and archaic riot becomes a means for renegotiating the distribution of power and rights in a small community. U…
1. Introduction, Gurpreet Mahajan and D.L. Sheth 2. The nation-state and minority rights, D.L. Sheth 3. Secularization and minoritization: the limits of heroic thought, 4. Contextualizing minority rights, Gurpreet Mahajan 5. Some portrayals of Jinnah: a critique, Anil Nauriy…
Revision of papers originally presented at a conference held at India International Centre in Nov. 1997
In 19th century Lebanon, Christians were attending newly founded modern schools in large numbers while Muslims were generally content with traditional religious schools. By the end of the century this situation created a discrepancy in the educational level attained, with Christ…
Scope and method of study. The purpose of this study was to describe incoming college freshmen's perceptions of racial, religious, and sexual orientation groups. Degree of association incoming college freshmen have with these groups and sources of information that influence perc…