Communalism in postcolonial India : changing contours
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Communalism in postcolonial India : changing contours
（A Routledge India original）
Routledge, 2016
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-267) and index
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Description
This book reconceptualises the idea of communalism in independent India. It locates the changing contours of politics and religion in the country from the colonial times to the present day, and makes an important intervention in understanding the relationship between communalism and communal violence. It evaluates the role of state, media, civil societies, political parties, and other actors in the process as well as ideas such as secularism, nationalism, minority rights and democracy. Using new conceptual tools and an interdisciplinary approach, the work challenges the conventional understanding of communalism as time and context independent.
This topical volume will be useful to scholars and researchers in South Asian politics, political science, history, sociology and social anthropology, as well as the interested general reader.
Table of Contents
Preface. Introduction Mujibur Rehman. 1. Reflections on Secularism and Communalism in Constituent Assembly Debates and Beyond Sibani K. Chaube 2. Institutional Communalism in India Pritam Singh 3. The Philosophy of Number Dilip Simeon 4. Tracing the Trajectory of Communalism and Communal Violence in India Prateep Lahiri 5. The Diaspora Community Martha Nussbaum 6. Gandhi and Religious Fanaticism Ramin Jehanbegloo 7. Communal Violence in India: Ending Impunity Harsh Mander 8. Conflict and Attrition in the North-east: Identity, Impunity and Inequality Sanjoy Hazarika 9. Role of Intellectuals and Hindu- Muslim Divide Hitendra Patel 10. Indian Christians: History and Contemporary Challenges Savio Abreu, Ashok Kumar and Rowena Robinson 11. Politics of Anti-Christian Violence in Kandhamal, 2008 Mujibur Rehman 12. United Progressive Alliance (I) and India's Muslims: Redefining Equality of Opportunity? Heewon Kim Bibliography
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