Some Trouble with Cows: Making Sense of Social Conflict

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Author: BETH ROY

ISBN-10: 0520083423

ISBN-13: 9780520083424

Category: Hinduism - Comparative Studies

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"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

AcknowledgmentsMapsThe Cast of CharactersIntroduction1Pt. 1Making Trouble1The Quarrel132The Decision483The Riot724Intervention and Punishment915Reconciliation and Thereafter111Pt. 2Making Sense6Lessons of Panipur1257Self and Decision1378Community and Identity1539History and Ideology16910Bringing History Home184Appendix A: Chronology195Appendix B: Land Relations in Panipur197Notes199Names and Terms211Bibliography217Index229