Format:
XIII, 236 S.
,
Ill.
,
22 cm
ISBN:
1849041369
,
9781849041362
Content:
"This is a study of communal violence in India that looks at a range of actors, including criminals, politicians, local leaders, police officers and Hindu-nationalist activists. It is an ethnography revealing the links between violence and political mediation."--Publisher's description
Note:
Literaturverz. S. 219 - 232
,
Introduction : riot networks in Ahmedabad -- Explaining India's Hindu-Muslim violence -- The coming of the chamchas and the politicization of Gujarat's neighbourhoods -- Changing patronage channels and the rise of Hindu-nationalism in Gujarat -- The everyday mediation of a municipal councillor -- Neighbourhood workers and the politics of exchanging favours -- Moneypower and musclepower : on the nexus between politicians, state officials and goondas -- Political mediation and the politics of identity -- The infrastructure for violence : rioting as maintaining relations -- Conclusion : political mediation, communal violence and the state.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
,
Ethnology
Keywords:
Gujarat
;
Ahmedabad
;
Kommunalismus
;
Geschichte
;
Ahmedabad
;
Kommunalismus
;
Hinduismus
;
Fundamentalismus
;
Hindu
;
Muslim
