Margins of Citizenship - Muslim Experiences in Urban India

Sommario

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Construction of Communal Geographies: Kolkata’s Muslim Neighbourhoods 2. Park Circus: A Profile of a Muslim Neighbourhood 3. Diversities, Differences and Social Relations 4. Local Politics and the Everyday State 5. Economic Life, Aspirations and Social Mobility 6. Exclusion, Insecurity and Confinement: Negotiating Identity in a Muslim Neighbourhood Conclusion Bibliography

Info autore

Anasua Chatterjee teaches Sociology at Miranda House, University of Delhi, and completed her PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Her research interests include political sociology, urban studies and ethnography. Apart from teaching, she is actively engaged in field research.

Riassunto

This book is an ethnographic study of marginality of Muslims in urban India. It explores the realities and consequences of socio-spatial segregation faced by Muslims, the various ways in which they negotiate it in the course of their everyday lives.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anasua Chatterjee, Chatterjee Anasua
• Con la collaborazione di: Surinder S. Jodhka (Editore della collana)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367279707
• ISBN: 978-0-367-27970-7
• Pagine: 192
• Serie: Religion and Citizenship
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Urban communities, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Social groups: religious groups and communities, park;circus