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Informationen zum Autor Beth Roy lived in India from 1965 to 1972 and has returned frequently. She is the author of Bullock Carts and Motor Bikes (1972) and On a Tree of Trouble: Tribes of India in Crisis (1974). She has a doctorate in sociology and currently lives in San Francisco! where she practices mediation and writes and teaches about communities in conflict. Klappentext "This is an extremely important piece of work. In an unpretentious fashion! Roy challenges the traditional wisdom on communal riots and raises bold new questions about how they might be understood. A lucid piece of writing! Some Trouble with Cows is a pleasure to read."-Amrita Basu! author of The Two Faces of Protest "A brilliant contribution to the study of group conflict! written with immediacy and clarity."-Bob Blauner! author of Black Lives! White Lives Zusammenfassung Combining personal stories and analytical insights, this title helps 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Maps The Cast of Characters Introduction Part One: Making Trouble 1. The Quarrel 2. The Decision 3. The Riot 4. Intervention and Punishment 5. Reconciliation and Thereafter Part Two: Making Sense 6. Lessons of Panipur 7. Self and Decision 8. Community and Identity 9. History and Ideology 10. Bringing History Home Appendix A: Chronology Appendix B: Land Relations in Panipur Notes Names and Terms Bibliography Index ...
