Population and the political imagination : census, register and citizenship in India
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Population and the political imagination : census, register and citizenship in India
Routledge, 2022
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
* This book explores the issues and controversies revolving around the National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizenship (NRC) in India, through the lens of ethnicity and religion
* It examines the linkages between census enumeration, counting, and classification of population
* Will be useful for students, researchers, and teachers of population studies, population geography, migration studies, sociology, political geography, and legal journalism across UK and US. It will also be of interest to political geographers, policymakers, legal journalists, political parties NGOs, and civil societies.
Table of Contents
Foreword. Preface and Acknowledgements. 1. Population, State and Citizenship: An Introduction 2. The State Craft and Citizenship: Census, NPR and NRC 3. Religious Classification and Governmentality 4. Refugees, Irregular Migrants and Non-Citizens 5. Irregular Migration and NRC: The Assam Experiment 6. Evolution of the Citizenship Act 7. Political Imagination and Citizenship: A Way Forward. Appendices. Index.
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