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245	1	0	_aMuslims in Indian cities : _btrajectories of marginalisation / _cLaurent Gayer and Christophe Jaffrelot (editors).
264		1	_aIndia : _bHarper Collins, _c2012
264		4	_c©2012
300			_ax, 403 pages : _billustrations : maps ; _c23 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
490			_aComparative politics and international studies series
500			_aGifted by Professor T.S. Gopi Rethinara
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 383-390) and index.
505			_aIntroduction: Muslims of the Indian city. from centrality to marginality / Laurent Gayer and Christophe Jaffrelot -- Â "unwanted in my city" the making of a "Muslim slum" in Mumbai / Qudsiya Contractor -- Facing ghettoisation in "riot-city": old Ahmedabad and juhapura between victimisation and self-help / Christophe Jaffrelot and Charlotte Thomas -- Ramganj, Jaipur: from occupation-based to "communal" neighbourhood? / Gayatri Jai Singh Rathore -- A minority within a minority: the Shias of Kashmiri Mohalla Lucknow / Gilles Verniers -- Aligarh: from Sir Syed Nagar to Shah Jamal, contrasted tales of a "Muslim" city / Juliette Galonnier -- Bhopal Muslims: besieged in the old city? / Christophe Jaffrelot and Shazia Wuìlbers Aziz -- Muslims of Hyderabad: land locked in the walled city / Neena Ambre Rao and S. Abdul Thaha -- Safe and sound: searching for a "good environment" in Abul Fazl Enclave, Delhi / Laurent Gayer -- Marginalised in a syncretic city: Muslims in Cuttack / Pralay Kanungo -- Calicut's kuttichira: exclusivity maintained proudly / Radhika Kanchana -- Muslims in Bangalore: a minority at ease? / Aminah Mohammad-Arif -- Conclusion: "In their place"? the trajectories of marginalisation of India's urban Muslims -- Laurent Gayer and Christophe Jaffrelot -- Annex: Hindu/Muslim riots in post-independence India.
520			_aMuslims constitute the largest minority in India yet, surprisingly, they suffer the most politically and socioeconomically. Forced to contend with severe and persistent prejudice, they often fall victim to violence and collective acts of murder. While the quality of Muslim life may lag behind that of Hindus nationally, local, inclusive cultures have been resilient in the south and the east. In the Hindi belt and in the north, Muslims have known less peace, especially in the riot-prone areas of Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Jaipur, and Aligarh, and in the capitals of former Muslim states-Delhi, Hyder.
650		0	_aMuslims _zIndia _9131
650		0	_aMuslims _zIndia _xSocial conditions _9132
650		0	_aMarginality, Social _xReligious aspects _9133 _zIndia
650		0	_aSegregation _xReligious aspects _9134 _zIndia
655		7	_aNonfiction
655		7	_aReligion & Spirituality
655		7	_aSociology
655		7	_aHistory
700	1		_aGayer, Laurent _9135 _eeditor
700	1		_aJaffrelot, Christophe _9136 _eauthor
830			_aCERI series in comparative politics and international studies.
942			_2ddc _cGBK
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