Communal Violence: A Sociological Study of Gujarat
Kannupillai, V.
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Book ID : 31055
ISBN-10 : 81-7541-302-6 / 8175413026
ISBN-13 : 978-81-7541-302-3 / 9788175413023
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2006
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
208p., Tables, Bib., Index, 23 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- Preface; Democracy, religion and religious Conflicts; Communal Violence; Communal Brutality -2002 Gujarat Riots; Scheme of Study; Process of Communal Violence, Social; Problems and Behaviour; Recurrent Communal Violence, Insecurity and Harassment; Police and Communal Violence; Causes of Communal Violence; Prejudice and International-Distance relations; Strategy to Control Communal Violence; Annexure; Bibliography; Index.
DESCRIPTION
India is multi-cultural state with large number of Muslims. In the recent past communal violence has been frequent. The state puts down violence by crushing it by police, paramilitary forces and army. But it id necessary to understand and critically examine various causes of social violence and adopt successful strategy to curb such violence. The present volume is an attempt towards this direction. It is a unique strikingly quantitative sociological research on communal violence with special reference to Gujarat. Causes of ferociousness, result into further turmoil. Constantly concerning lives of innocent people. The data received from more than twelve hundred respondents and with the aid of information technology, the entire course of communal violence is examined point by point in the book. Policy makers, research scholars and students of sociology and political science may find the book useful.
