Riots and after in Mumbai
Subtitle: chronicles of truth and reconciliation
By: Meena Menon
Publisher: Sage
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
ISBN-13: 9788132107002
Subjects: Communalism; Bombay Riots, Bombay, India, 1992-1993; Interviews; Ethnic relations; Riots; Hindus; Muslims; History
Description: Riots and After in Mumbai provides a synoptic record of events in Mumbai, focusing essentially on the history of riots in the city. Using this framework, it attempts to understand the sociopolitical and cultural realities of present-day Mumbai through a collection of narratives of the people affected by the communal riots of 1992-93. The author uses a novel approach, combining historical records from the pre-Independence era (1893-1945) and personal interviews of both Muslims and Hindus living in the city. The book also looks into the political manipulations that ordinary people of both commun.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-254) and index.