MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2011029610
003 DLC
005 20120223104553.0
008 110712s2011 nyu b 001 0 eng c
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020 $a9780231702225 (alk. paper)
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050 00 $aHN690.Z9$bV485 2011
082 00 $a303.6/23095475$223
100 1 $aBerenschot, Ward.
245 10 $aRiot politics :$bHindu-Muslim violence and the Indian state /$cWard Berenschot.
260 $aNew York :$bColumbia University Press,$cc2011.
263 $a1110
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction : 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.
520 $a"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.
650 0 $aViolence$zIndia$zGujarat.
650 0 $aRiots$zIndia$zGujarat.
650 0 $aCommunalism$zIndia$zGujarat.
650 0 $aReligion and state$zIndia$zGujarat.
650 0 $aHindus$zIndia$zGujarat.
650 0 $aMuslims$zIndia$zGujarat.
651 0 $aGujarat (India)$xEthnic relations.
651 0 $aGujarat (India)$xPolitics and government.