Keeping the Peace: Spatial Differences in Hindu-Muslim Violence in Gujarat in 2002
Investigates geographic variation in Hindu-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002 critically examining the logic of political violence.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Further subjects: | B
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781108497596 |
| Summary: | Investigates geographic variation in Hindu-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002 critically examining the logic of political violence. Cover -- Keeping the Peace -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Tables -- Images -- Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Explaining Variation in Violence: An Introduction -- The Puzzle -- Structure of the Book -- The Hindu and the Muslim: Identity, Conflict, and Violence in Modern India -- Hindu-Muslim Violence in Gujarat: A Historical Perspective -- Violence in 2002: The Event -- A Note on Methods and Ethics -- 2. Peace and Violence: Concepts and Theory -- Violent Conflict and the Actions of Political Elites -- Contact and Threat -- Emotions -- 3. The Political Logic of Violence: Anti-Muslim Pogrom in Gujarat -- Data and Method -- Dependent Variable -- Method -- Independent Variables -- Results -- Discussion -- 4. Ahmedabad -- Ahmedabad: Violence in 2002 -- A Fractured City: Spatial Segregation in Ahmedabad -- The Axiomatic Nature of Anti-Muslim Prejudice -- Research Design and Overview of Neighbourhoods -- Ram Rahim Nagar -- Santoshnagar -- Parikshitlal Nagar -- Kabadi Markets-2 and 3 -- Naroda Patiya -- Secondary Sites -- Ward-level Analysis: Quantitative Findings -- Estimation of Muslim Population in Wards -- Results -- 5. Spatial Configuration: Variation in Violence across Neighbourhoods -- Influence of Space on Collective Action -- Spatial Configuration -- Ethnographic Findings -- Political Incentives -- Interethnic Engagement -- Spatial Configuration in Neighbourhoods of Ahmedabad -- Ram Rahim Nagar -- Santoshnagar -- Parikshitlal Nagar -- Kabadi Markets-2 and 3 -- Naroda Patiya -- Discussion -- 6. Monitoring and Control in Two Peaceful Neighbourhoods -- Peace as a Commitment Problem -- Fight or Flight? -- The Dichotomy of 'Good Behaviour' -- Realization of Total Compliance for Peacekeeping: Violence versus Voting-behaviour -- Monitoring and Sanctioning During Attacks -- Closure of Boundaries to Prevent Outsiders. |
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| ISBN: | 1108642608 |