New lives in Anand : building a Muslim hub in Western India /

"In 2002 widespread communal violence tore apart hundreds of towns and villages in rural parts of Gujarat, India. In the aftermath, many Muslims living in Hindu-majority villages sought safety in the small town of Anand, some relocating with the financial assistance of their relatives overseas....

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Main Author: Verstappen, Sanderien (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2021]
Series:Global South Asia
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Reorientation in a Post-Violence Landscape
  • Regional Orientations: The Charotar Sunni Vohras
  • Rural-Urban Transitions: From the Village to the Segregated Town
  • Uprooted and at Home: Transnational Routes of (No) Return
  • Getting Around: Middle-class Muslims in a Regional Town
  • Conclusion. New Lives, New Concepts.