| Tremors of Violence: Muslim Survivors of Ethnic Strife in Western India Contributor(s): Robinson, Rowena (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761934081 ISBN-13: 9780761934080 Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Based on narratives of, and interviews with, Muslim men and women, this book furthers an understanding of the world and worldviews of those who have seen and lived through one or more violent confrontations and episodes in their lives. Through engagements with these survivors, it weaves many stories of devastating loss, the painful and never absolute process of recovery and the unrelenting battles for survival and for redress from the state. It explores troubling issues like what it means to be a Muslim today; how people who have experienced such violence perceive their neighbours, their land, their own selves, and their practices, which have been violated during times of violence; and the ways in which the memories of violence bring about shifts in everyday life, in ideas of space and time. Tremors of Violence seeks to demystify the stereotyping experienced by entering into the lives of everyday muslims. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Violence In Society - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 303.608 |
| LCCN: 2005021040 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 7.12" W x 8.08" (0.65 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 survivors of communal violence on the one hand and religious leaders and the non-laity on the other, the book provides numerous insights: how Muslims construct their identity in such conditions; how Muslim voices in Mumbai are different from those in Gujarat; and how women s narratives are tinged with personal sadness but men s recollections are couched in more abstract terms. |
Contributor Bio(s): Robinson, Rowena: -
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