Nation-State and Minority Rights in India: Comparative Perspectives on Muslim and Sikh Identities

ISBN-13: 9780415747752 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 222 str.

Tanweer Fazal

Opis

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 overlaps between the Constitutional and the majoritarian discourse being articulated in the public sphere and poses questions about the guaranteeing of minority rights.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction: The ‘Nation-state’ and its Citizens Chapter 2. Nationalism, Minority Rights and the Public Sphere: The Terms of an Emerging Discourse Chapter 3. Qaum, Millat and Ummah: Liminality in the Muslim Identity Discourse Chapter 4. Beyond Hybridity: Evolution of A Sikh Exclusive Identity; From Panth to Qaum Chapter 5. Muslim Perceptions: Nation, Identity and Rights Chapter 6. Sikh Narratives: Nationhood and its Discontents Chapter 7. Concluding Remarks: Comparative Perspectives on Muslim and Sikh Identities Bibliography Glossary