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

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Author / Creator:Robinson, Rowena, 1967-
Imprint:New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Sage Publications, 2005.
Description:1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11199364
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ISBN:9788132103615
8132103610
9788132111740
8132111745
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and index.
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Summary:This book is an ethnographic study of Muslim survivors of ethnic strife in Mumbai and two major cities of Gujarat. Based on narratives of and interviews with Muslim men and women, it tries to understand the world and worldviews of those who have seen and lived through one or several violent confrontations and episodes in their lives. Through engagements with these survivors, the book weaves several stories of devastating loss, the painful and never absolute process of recovery, and battles for survival and redress from the state. By giving space to the voices of both women and men, to survivor.
Other form:Print version: Robinson, Rowena, 1967- Tremors of violence. New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Sage Publications, 2005 9780761934080

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