Religion and conflict in modern South Asia /
Gould, William, 1973-
Religion and conflict in modern South Asia / William Gould. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (xix, 345 pages) : map
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
English.
9781139160872 1139160877 9781139157063 113915706X 9781139158824 1139158821 1107218918 9781107218918 1139152467 9781139152464 1283340941 9781283340946 1139159879 9781139159876 9786613340948 6613340944 0511843305 9780511843303 1139155318 9781139155311
Social conflict--History.--South Asia
Social conflict--Religious aspects--History.
HISTORY--India & South Asia.--Asia
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.
Religion
Social conflict
Social conflict--Religious aspects
South Asia--Religion.
Asie méridionale--Religion.
South Asia
History
BL1055 / .G68 2012eb
306.60954
Religion and conflict in modern South Asia / William Gould. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (xix, 345 pages) : map
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
English.
9781139160872 1139160877 9781139157063 113915706X 9781139158824 1139158821 1107218918 9781107218918 1139152467 9781139152464 1283340941 9781283340946 1139159879 9781139159876 9786613340948 6613340944 0511843305 9780511843303 1139155318 9781139155311
Social conflict--History.--South Asia
Social conflict--Religious aspects--History.
HISTORY--India & South Asia.--Asia
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.
Religion
Social conflict
Social conflict--Religious aspects
South Asia--Religion.
Asie méridionale--Religion.
South Asia
History
BL1055 / .G68 2012eb
306.60954