Boundaries of Belonging: Localities, Citizenship and Rights in India and Pakistan

ISBN-13: 9781107196056 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 332 str.

Sarah Ansari; William Gould

Opis

Boundaries of Belonging explores citizenship, rights and belonging in post-Independence South Asia. Focusing on Uttar Pradesh, India and Sindh, Pakistan, and investigating citizenship's meanings for ordinary people, Ansari and Gould suggest key commonalities and even interdependence between regions and cities of each state.

Recenzje

'The thematically organized chapters innovatively highlight both nations' marginalized groups, including women, landless agricultural laborers, and their respective religious minorities.' M. H. Fisher, Choice

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. 'Performing the State' in post-1947 India and Pakistan; 2. People on the move: refugees and minorities in UP and Sindh; 3. Citizens and the city: from people on the move to the movement of goods; 4. New constitutions, new citizens; 5. Women and differentiated citizenship in post-colonial South Asia; 6. 'Hidden citizens' in 1940s and 50s India and Pakistan; Epilogue and conclusion.