Riot politics
Subtitle: Hindu-Muslim violence and the Indian state
By: Ward Berenschot
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780231702225; 9780231800167
Subjects: Politics and government; Religion and state; Communalism; Violence; Ethnic relations; Riots; Hindus; Muslims
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : riot networks in Ahmedabad; title: Explaining India's Hindu-Muslim violence; title: The coming of the chamchas and the politicization of Gujarat's neighbourhoods; title: Changing patronage channels and the rise of Hindu-nationalism in Gujarat; title: The everyday mediation of a municipal councillor; title: Neighbourhood workers and the politics of exchanging favours; title: Moneypower and musclepower : on the nexus between politicians, state officials and goondas; title: Political mediation and the politics of identity; title: The infrastructure for violence : rioting as maintaining relations; title: Conclusion : political mediation, communal violence and the state.