People Without History: India's Muslim Ghettos
The West has become obsessed with Muslims, constantly classifying them as either moderate or extreme. Reacting against this dehumanizing tendency, Jeremy Seabrook and Imran Ahmed Siddiqui show us the daily life of poor Muslims in India and sheds light on what lies behind India's economic miracle. The authors examines life in Muslim communities in Kolkata, home to some of the most disadvantaged people in India, giving a voice to their views, values and feelings. We see that Muslims are no different from those of other faiths -- work, family and survival are the overwhelming preoccupations of the vast majority. Although most are observant in th…
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Weitere Autoren: Siddiqui, Imran Ahmed
- ISBN: 978-0-7453-3113-3
- EAN: 9780745331133
- Produktnummer: 10567723
- Verlag: Pluto Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 272 S.
- Masse: H20.3 cm x B13.1 cm x D1.8 cm 321 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 321
Über den Autor
Jeremy Seabrook is a researcher and writer. He is the author of The Refuge and the Fortress: Britain and the Flight from Tyranny 1933 - 2008 (2008), Consuming Cultures: Globalization and Local Lives (2006), Travels in the Skin Trade (Pluto, 2001) and Cities (Pluto, 2007). Imran Ahmed Siddiqui is a writer and journalist. He works at the Telegraph newspaper in Kolkata.
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