Riots and after in Mumbai [electronic resource] : chronicles of truth and reconcilliation / Meena Menon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Menon, Meena.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Riots--India--Bombay.

Riots.

Bombay (India)--Ethnic relations.

Bombay (India).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Sage, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Areas Covered; Period of Research; Methodology; Sources of Information; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 - The City of Gold; 2 - Cow Protection, Temple, and Mosque Disputes Go Way Back: A Chronicle of Communal Riots in Bombay City; 3 - Jogeshwari Riots: Old Wounds, New Ghettos; 4 - Extended Ghettos: Naya Nagar; 5 - Displacement and Polarization; 6 - Loss of Livelihood; 7 - Perceptions of Justice; 8 - Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

81-321-1935-5

1-283-42233-6

9786613422330

81-321-0939-2

OCLC:

775598427