Muslims in Indian cities
Subtitle: trajectories of marginalisation
By: Laurent Gayer and Christophe Jaffrelot (editors)
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York (N.Y.)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780231703086; 9780231800853
Subjects: Social conditions; Identification (Religion); Muslims; Social Marginality; Ethnic relations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Muslims of the Indian city. from centrality to marginality / Laurent Gayer and Christophe Jaffrelot; title: Â "unwanted in my city" the making of a "Muslim slum" in Mumbai / Qudsiya Contractor; title: Facing ghettoisation in "riot-city": old Ahmedabad and juhapura between victimisation and self-help / Christophe Jaffrelot and Charlotte Thomas; title: Ramganj, Jaipur: from occupation-based to "communal" neighbourhood? / Gayatri Jai Singh Rathore; title: A minority within a minority: the Shias of Kashmiri Mohalla Lucknow / Gilles Verniers; title: Aligarh: from Sir Syed Nagar to Shah Jamal, contrasted tales of a "Muslim" city / Juliette Galonnier; title: Bhopal Muslims: besieged in the old city? / Christophe Jaffrelot and Shazia Wuìlbers Aziz; title: Muslims of Hyderabad: land locked in the walled city / Neena Ambre Rao and S. Abdul Thaha; title: Safe and sound: searching for a "good environment" in Abul Fazl Enclave, Delhi / Laurent Gayer; title: Marginalised in a syncretic city: Muslims in Cuttack / Pralay Kanungo; title: Calicut's kuttichira: exclusivity maintained proudly / Radhika Kanchana; title: Muslims in Bangalore: a minority at ease? / Aminah Mohammad-Arif; title: Conclusion: "In their place"? the trajectories of marginalisation of India's urban Muslims; title: Laurent Gayer and Christophe Jaffrelot; title: Annex: Hindu/Muslim riots in post-independence India.