Leveling Crowds: Ethnonationalist Conflicts and Collective Violence in South Asia Volume 10
(Part of the Comparative Studies in Religion and Society Series)
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Book Overview
Ethno-nationalist conflicts are rampant today, causing immense human loss. Stanley J. Tambiah is concerned with the nature of the ethno-nationalist explosions that have disfigured so many regions of the world in recent years. He focuses primarily on collective violence in the form of civilian "riots" in South Asia, using selected instances in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and India. He situates these riots in the larger political, economic, and religious contexts...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520206428
ISBN13:9780520206427
Release Date:January 1997
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:417 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Must read by everyone concerned with the evils of ethnicity.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Superb description of the riots in Asia with obvious applications to the rest of the world. The associated analysis (while too heavy in sociological terminology) should be read by everyone concerned with the twin evils of ethnicity and religion.
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