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Religion and conflict in modern South Asia

Gould, William 1973- (Author).

Summary: "Religion and Conflict in Modern South Asia is one of the first single-author comparisons of different South Asian states around the theme of religious conflict. Based on new research and syntheses of the literature on 'communalism', it argues that religious conflict in this region in the modern period was never simply based on sectarian or theological differences or the clash of civilizations. Instead, the book proposes that the connection between religious radicalism and everyday violence relates to the actual (and perceived) weaknesses of political and state structures. For some, religious and ethnic mobilisation has provided a means of protest, where representative institutions failed. For others, it became a method of dealing with an uncertain political and economic future. For many it has no concrete or deliberate function, but has effectively upheld social stability, paternalism and local power, in the face of globalisation and the growing aspirations of the region's most underprivileged citizens"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780521879491
ISBN: 9780521705110
ISBN: 0521879493
ISBN: 0521705118
ISBN: 9781139160872
ISBN: 9781139158824
ISBN: 9781139157063
ISBN: 1139160877
ISBN: 1139158821
ISBN: 113915706X
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 345 pages) : map
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:april.19 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Introduction : community and conflict in South Asia -- 2. Building spheres of community : 1860s-1910s -- 3. Transforming spheres of community : the post-First World War colonial world -- 4. Defining spheres of community : society, religious mobilisation and anti-colonialism -- 5. State transformation, democracy and conflict : high politics and the everyday in the 1940s -- 6. Forging national consensus and containing pluralism : South Asian states between 1947 and 1967 -- 7. New conflicts and old rivalries : the 1970s and 1980s -- 8. The resurgence of communalism? : 1990 to the 2000s.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.