Justice before Reconciliation: Negotiating a ‘New Normal’ in Post-riot Mumbai and Ahmedabad (Religion and Citizenship) - Hardcover

Gupta, Dipankar

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415612543 ISBN 13: 9780415612548

Publisher: Routledge India, 2011

Synopsis

The book explores how Muslims in Mumbai and Ahmedabad coped with the aftermath of the violence directed against them in 1993 and 2002 respectively, and how they responded to the ethnic carnages of which they were the victims, highlighting the importance of the context and the history of the place where such violence occurred.

Unlike other studies on ethnic violence which have a short-term focus, in dealing with its immediate aftermath, this book examines what happens to the victims over time and how they negotiate a ‘new normal’ and get on with their lives. Using empirical material based on field work in Mumbai and Ahmedabad, the book shows that while poverty, education and employment remain important elements in the recovery process, the most crucial issue is that of justice and the need to reclaim citizenship. A significant section of the book is devoted to the relationship between Muslim faith-based organisations and the victims of ethnic violence.

About this title

About the Author:

Dipankar Gupta is currently Senior Fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge India
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0415612543
• ISBN 13: 9780415612548
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200