Tremors of violence : Muslim survivors of ethnic strife in western India / Rowena Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Rowena, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victims of violent crimes--India--Gujarat.

Victims of violent crimes.

Victims of violent crimes--India--Mumbai.

Ethnic conflict.

Muslims.

India--Mumbai.

Muslims--Violence against--India--Gujarat.

Muslims--Violence against--India--Mumbai.

India.

Ethnic conflict--India--Gujarat.

Ethnic conflict--India--Mumbai.

India--Gujarat.

Physical Description:

261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Sage Publications, 2005.

Summary:

Based on narratives of, and interviews with, Muslim men and women, this book furthers an understanding of the world and worldviews of those who have seen and lived through one or more violent confrontations and episodes in their lives. Through engagements with these survivors, it weaves many stories of devastating loss, the painful and never absolute process of recovery and the unrelenting battles for survival and for redress from the state.

It explores troubling issues like what it means to be a Muslim today; how people who have experienced such violence perceive their neighbours, their land, their own selves, and their practices, which have been violated during times of violence; and the ways in which the memories of violence bring about shifts in everyday life, in ideas of space and time.

Tremors of Violence seeks to demystify the stereotyping experienced by entering into the lives of everyday muslims.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-258) and index.

ISBN:

0761934081

OCLC:

61130834

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