The Muslim question in Assam and Northeast India /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Monoj Kumar Nath.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, NY :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2021.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This book presents a systematic study of the transformation of the specific socio-political identity of the Muslims in Assam. It discusses the issues of Muslims under India's indigenous secularism', Hindu nationalism and the rise of majoritarian politics; Muslim immigration into Assam after Independence; the Assam Movement and the shift of Muslims from being a vote bank to an autonomous force in the post-Partition politics of Assam; the role of Jamiat; and the divide between Assamese and the neo-Assamese. It explores the history and contemporary politics of the state to show how they shape the new context of Muslim identity in Assam, where previously an Assamese identity often prevailed over religious and linguistic identity. With the current debates on illegal immigration, the National Register of Citizens of India (NRC) and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, this book will be a timely addition to the existing literature on Muslim minority politics in Assam and northeast India. This book will be useful to scholars and researchers of political science, sociology, political sociology, minority studies, northeast India studies, demography and immigration studies, and development studies. It will interest those concerned with minority politics, communal politics, identity politics, migration, citizenship issues, and South Asian studies.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
Taylor & Francis
Stock Number
9781003000488
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Muslims-- Political activity-- India-- Assam.
Muslims-- Political activity.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
Politics and government.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Assam (India), Politics and government.
India, Assam.
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DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
954
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00882971
Edition
23
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
DS432
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M84
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Nātha, Manoja Kumāra, (Professor of Political science)