Sarah Ansari (University of London Royal Holloway), William Gould (University of Leeds)

Boundaries of Belonging

Localities, Citizenship and Rights in India and Pakistan

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9781316647172
• ISBN-10: 131664717X
• Artikelnr.: 64482874

Autorenporträt

Sarah Ansari is Professor of History at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Inhaltsangabe

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.