Some trouble with cows : making sense of social conflict

Some trouble with cows : making sense of social conflict / Beth Roy.

Fascinating in its combination of personal stories and analytical insights, Some Trouble with Cows will help students of conflict understand how a seemingly irrational and archaic riot becomes a means for renegotiating the distribution of power and rights in a small community. Using first-person acc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roy, Beth
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1994.
Subjects:
Communalism > Bangladesh.
Hindus > Bangladesh.
Muslims > Bangladesh.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Violence in Society.
RELIGION > Hinduism > General.
Communalism
Hindus
Muslims
Bangladesh
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Maps; The Cast of Characters; Introduction; Part One: Making Trouble; Chapter 1. The Quarrel; Chapter 2. The Decision; Chapter 3. The Riot; Chapter 4. Intervention and Punishment; Chapter 5. Reconciliation and Thereafter; Part Two: Making Sense; Chapter 6. Lessons of Panipur; Chapter 7. Self and Decision; Chapter 8. Community and Identity; Chapter 9. History and Ideology; Chapter 10. Bringing History Home; Appendix A: Chronology; Appendix B: Land Relations in Panipur; Notes; Names and Terms; Bibliography; Index.

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