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Author Fazal, Tanweer

Title ""Nation-state"" and Minority Rights in India : Comparative Perspectives on Muslim and Sikh Identities
Published London : Routledge, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (235 pages)
Series Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
Routledge contemporary South Asia series.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: the 'nation- state' and its citizens; 2 Nationalism, minority rights and the public sphere: the terms of an emerging discourse; 3 Qaum, millat and ummah: liminality in the Muslim identity discourse; 4 Beyond hybridity: evolution of a Sikh exclusive identity; from panth to qaum; 5 Muslim perceptions: nation, identity and rights; 6 Sikh narratives: nationhood and its discontents; 7 Concluding remarks: comparative perspectives on Muslim and Sikh identities; Glossary
Summary The blood-laden birth-pangs of the Indian ""nation-state"" undoubtedly had a bearing on the contentious issue of group rights for cultural minorities. Indeed, the trajectory of the concept 'minority rights' evolved amidst multiple conceptualizations, political posturing and violent mobilizations and outbursts. Accommodating minority groups posed a predicament for the fledgling ""nation-state"" of post-colonial India. This book compares and contrasts Muslim and Sikh communities in pre- and post-Partition India. Mapping the evolving discourse on minority rights, the author looks at the
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Subject Minorities -- India -- History -- 20th century
Nationalism -- India -- History -- 20th century
Muslims -- India -- History -- 20th century
Sikhs -- India -- History -- 20th century
Minorities -- Civil rights -- India -- History -- 20th century
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
Minorities
Minorities -- Civil rights
Muslims
Nationalism
Sikhs
India
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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