ISBN:
9780520914124
,
0520914120
,
0585132186
,
9780585132181
,
9780520083424
,
0520083423
,
1280079959
,
9781280079955
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xviii, 231 p.)
,
maps.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Roy, Beth Some trouble with cows
DDC:
303.623095492
Keywords:
Communalism Bangladesh
;
Hindus Bangladesh
;
Muslims Bangladesh
;
Communalism
;
Hindus
;
Muslims
;
Electronic books Bangladesh
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Violence in Society
;
RELIGION ; Hinduism ; General
;
Communalism
;
Hindus
;
Muslims
;
Bangladesh
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
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. Using first-person accounts of Hindus and Muslims in a remote Bangladeshi village, Beth Roy evocatively describes and analyzes a large-scale riot that profoundly altered life in the area in the 1950s. She provides a rare glimpse into the hearts and minds of the participants and their families, while touching on a range of
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-228) and index. - Description based on print version record
URL:
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft629007fg
