Riot politics : Hindu-Muslim violence and the Indian state
Berenschot, Ward
Riot politics : Hindu-Muslim violence and the Indian state - New Delhi Rainlight Publications India Pvt. Ltd. (Rupa) 2013 - xiii,236p.
CONTENTS
Preface and Acknowledgements vii
Glossary and Abbreviations xi
PART ONE : Introduction
1. Introduction : riot networks in Ahmedabad 3
2. Explaining India's Hindu-Muslim violence 19
PART TWO: Shifting patterns of state-society interaction
3.The coming of the chamchas and the politicization of Gujarat's neighbourhoods 41
4. Changing patronage channels and the rise of Hindu-nationalism in Gujarat 59
PART THREE: The everyday mediation of the state
5.The everyday mediation of a municipal councillor 77
6. Neighbourhood workers and the politics of exchanging favours 97
7.Moneypower and musclepower : on the nexus between politicians, state officials and goondas 121
PART FOUR : Political mediation and communal violence
8.Political mediation and the politics of identity 139
9. The infrastructure for violence : rioting as maintaining relations 161
Conclusion : political mediation, communal violence and the state. 187
Notes 203
Bibliography 219
Index 233
9788129123756
303.623 / BER
Riot politics : Hindu-Muslim violence and the Indian state - New Delhi Rainlight Publications India Pvt. Ltd. (Rupa) 2013 - xiii,236p.
CONTENTS
Preface and Acknowledgements vii
Glossary and Abbreviations xi
PART ONE : Introduction
1. Introduction : riot networks in Ahmedabad 3
2. Explaining India's Hindu-Muslim violence 19
PART TWO: Shifting patterns of state-society interaction
3.The coming of the chamchas and the politicization of Gujarat's neighbourhoods 41
4. Changing patronage channels and the rise of Hindu-nationalism in Gujarat 59
PART THREE: The everyday mediation of the state
5.The everyday mediation of a municipal councillor 77
6. Neighbourhood workers and the politics of exchanging favours 97
7.Moneypower and musclepower : on the nexus between politicians, state officials and goondas 121
PART FOUR : Political mediation and communal violence
8.Political mediation and the politics of identity 139
9. The infrastructure for violence : rioting as maintaining relations 161
Conclusion : political mediation, communal violence and the state. 187
Notes 203
Bibliography 219
Index 233
9788129123756
303.623 / BER