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A first of its kind, Contesting Justice in South Asia provides a series of case studies from South Asia that detail the quest for justice, the links that can be drawn from different countries in the region and the points of contact and divergences in the enunciation and practice of law. A second theme that runs through the book discusses the corrosive and affective power of violence in its ability to forge new solidary groups and communities. This is the first ...
The processes of weaving are formulated with reference to the Mufidul Mu'minin, the sacred text of the weavers. Through its strategic uses, the Ansaris constitute a tradition of work, one that talks of the nobility of the craft. In this tradition, the role of women workers is subordinated. However, as quilt-makers, women also constitute an autonomous domain of work, from within which they critique the orthodox tradition. "Common to both weaving and ...
Violence between Hindus and Muslims has most often been framed within the term "communal riot'. While scholarly writings engage with the protocols by which the riot is materialized, they seldom discuss the modalities in which violence is represented. This book -- a detailed account of the riots that took place in Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1992-93 -- engages with the riot and its aftermath. Speaking to and interacting with the residents of Dharavi, the largest ...