Understanding communal violence
The authors question the conventional explanations for communal violence in India. By examining the background of the Hindu-Muslim riot in Nizamuddin in south Delhi on 17.3.1990, they show intra-community social divisions, growing sense of marginalisation among the Delhi Muslims, activities of diffe...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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1990
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Economic & political weekly
Year: 1990, Volume: 25, Issue: 45, Pages: 2487-2495 |
| Further subjects: | B
Living Conditions
B Political conflict B Islam B Party (law) B Hinduism B Hindus B India Delhi (Territory) Hindus Muslime Hinduism Islam Erneuerungsbewegung Innenpolitischer Konflikt Living Conditions Politische Partei B Muslim B Religious renewal B Internal policy B India |
| Summary: | The authors question the conventional explanations for communal violence in India. By examining the background of the Hindu-Muslim riot in Nizamuddin in south Delhi on 17.3.1990, they show intra-community social divisions, growing sense of marginalisation among the Delhi Muslims, activities of different political parties and organisations among the people of Nizamuddin, anti-Islamism of some Hindu organisations etc. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0012-9976 |
| Contains: | In: Economic & political weekly
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