Anatomy of a confrontation : the rise of communal politics in India
Bibliographic Information
Anatomy of a confrontation : the rise of communal politics in India
edited by Sarvepalli Gopal
Zed Books, 1993, c1991
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Anatomy of a confrontation : Ayodhya and the rise of communal politics in India
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Note
Originally published: Penguin Books India, 1991
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
With the rise of the Hindu fundamentalist BJP as a significant electoral force nationwide, Indian politics are in the process of a major shift in character. Not only is the shaky hold of Congress on power threatened by this dynamic party with its overt appeal to religious chauvinism, but the secular nature of the Indian state and delicate balance of relations between diverse religious communities are at stake.
The eminent scholars who have collaborated in this book examine both the flash point issue of the mosque at Ayodha (demolished by militant Hindus), as well as the deeper causes - historic and contemporary - underlying rising communal tension in India today/
This book constitutes a profound but accessible re-examination of many basic features of Indian society and politics.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction - Sarvepalli Gopal
2. A Historical Overview - K.N. Panikkar
3. How the British Saw the Issue - Sushil Srivastava
4. Legal Aspects to the Issue - A.G. Noorani
5. Competing Symbols and Shared Codes: Inter-Community Relations in Modern India - Mushirul Hasan
6. Myth, History and the Politics of Ramjanmabhumi - Neeladri Bhattacharya
7. A Historical Perspective on the Story of Rama - Romila Thapar
8. Colonialism and Communalism - Aditya Mukherjee
9. Hindu-Muslim Relations Before and After 1947 - Ashgar Ali Engineer
10. Predatory Commercialization and Communalism in India - Amiya Kumar Bagchi
Notes on the Contributors
Chronology of Events
Appendix
Index
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