Table of Contents

Foreword - Francis Robinson
Mythology of Communal Violence - Ravinder Kaur
An Introduction
The Body as a Symbol in the Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence - Paul R Brass
Communal Upheaval as the Resurgence of Social-Darwinism - Jan Breman
Between Ethnicity and Communalism - Dipankar Gupta
The Significance of the Nation State
Sovereigns beyond the State - Thomas Blom Hansen
On Legality and Public Authority in India
Understanding Religious Violence in Contemporary Pakistan - Ian Talbot
Themes and Theories
On Terror and Sacrifice - Oskar Verkaaik
South Asia and the War against Terrorism - Bj[um]orn Hettne

About the Author

Ravinder Kaur is Research Fellow at International Development Studies, Roskilde University, Denmark. Her most recent work is Narratives of Resettlement: Past, Present and Politics among the 1947 Punjabi Migrants in Delhi (forthcoming).

Reviews

This book is a useful addition to the literature on religion and violence. Nevertheless, despite its South Asian title, it is confined to the Indian subcontinent. Interesting comparisons could be drawn with the situation elsewhere in the region including in particular Sri Lanka, but also Nepal.
*Journal of Punjab Studies*