The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India
The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India
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当代印度印度教-穆斯林暴力的产生
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10.1017/s1537592707070478
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发表时间：
2007
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3.8
通讯作者：
M. Thakar
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作者：
M. Thakar
当代印度印度教-穆斯林暴力的产生。保罗·r·布拉斯著。西雅图：华盛顿大学出版社，2003。448便士。布50美元，纸35美元。南亚的暴乱通常被理解为一种政治活动，认为它可能不是自发的，而是有计划的，这种想法并不新鲜。然而，在《当代印度印度教穆斯林暴力的产生》一书中，保罗·布拉斯提出了一个更有趣的观点，即容易发生骚乱的城市是那些以创造、控制和指导骚乱过程的制度化系统为标志的城市。他的这些想法——在他早期的著作《偶像的盗窃》中得到了发展——基于他在印度北部城镇阿里加尔进行了40年的研究，那里有一个规模庞大的历史悠久的穆斯林社区。布拉斯认为，两极分化的问题或事件本身不会导致骚乱，但利益相关的政治家、现有的社群主义话语、无效的行政管理以及“制造”骚乱的专业化网络的有毒组合，增加了这些事件最终演变为骚乱的可能性。在描述骚乱的这种社会建构时，Brass强调了一些有趣的特征，比如需要一个群体来主导描述骚乱的叙事，这将其确立为一种防御措施，而不是进攻措施，从而为暴力创造了合法性。
The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India. By Paul R. Brass. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2003. 448p. $50.00 cloth, $35.00 paper. Rioting in South Asia is commonly understood as a form of political activity, and the idea that it may not be spontaneous but planned is not a novel one. However, in The Production of Hindu Muslim Violence in Contemporary India, Paul Brass makes the more interesting claim that riot-prone cities are those that are marked by institutionalized systems that create, control, and direct the course of riots. He bases these ideas—developed in his earlier work Theft of an Idol—on four decades of research carried out in the northern Indian town of Aligarh, home to a sizable and historic Muslim community. Brass argues that polarizing issues or incidents by themselves do not lead to riots, but that a toxic mix of interested politicians, an existing discourse of communalism, an ineffective administration, and a specialized network that “produces” riots enhances the likelihood that such incidents will eventuate in riots. In describing this social construction of rioting, Brass highlights interesting features, such as the need for a group to dominate the narrative describing the riot, which establishes it as a defensive rather than offensive measure, thereby creating legitimacy for the violence.