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Pogrom in Gujarat

Hindu Nationalism and Anti-Muslim Violence in India

Pogrom in Gujarat( )
Author: Ghassem-Fachandi, Parvis
ISBN:978-0-691-15177-9
Publication Date:Apr 2012
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $34.00
Book Description:

In 2002, after an altercation between Muslim vendors and Hindu travelers at a railway station in the Indian state of Gujarat, fifty-nine Hindu pilgrims were burned to death. The ruling nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party blamed Gujarat's entire Muslim minority for the tragedy and incited fellow Hindus to exact revenge. The resulting violence left more than one thousand people dead--most of them Muslims--and tens of thousands more displaced from their homes. Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi...
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Book Details
Pages:320
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Race & Ethnic Relations
Social Science / Islamic Studies
History / Asia / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.357 x 9.087 x 0.834 Inches
Book Weight:1.125 Pounds



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