Author: Brass, Paul R.
Title: Theft of an Idol: Text and Context in the Representation of Collective Violence
Description: Princeton, Princeton University Press, (1997). orig.cloth. 24x16cm, xv, 298 pp. Textual tables.. Minor rubbing. Side page-edge bears a dark smudge. VG. ¶ Concerning communal violence in Uttar Pradesh. Contents: Text & Context; Backround; Theft of an Idol; Rape at Daphnala, Horror Stories; Horror Stories Untold; Kala Bachcha: Portrait of a BJP Hero; Conclusion.

Keywords: Indian Political Sociology, Communal Violence, Hindu-Muslim, Religious Conflict, Anthropology, Politics, Uttar Pradesh, Social History, India