{"product_id":"this-land-is-mine-i-am-not-of-this-land-caa-nrc-and-the-manufacture-of-statelessness-paperback","title":"This Land Is Mine, I Am Not of This Land Caa-NRC and the Manufacture of Statelessness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarsh Mander\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNavsharan Singh\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), passed by the Parliament of India\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein December 2019, promises citizenship to migrants of the 'Hindu, Sikh, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian community from Afghanistan, Bangladesh or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePakistan'. By excluding Muslims from the list and not extending the promise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto refugees from any of India's non-Muslim-majority neighbours, the CAA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emakes religion the basis of citizenship for the first time in the history of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepublic. Many fear that this Act, coupled with a countrywide National\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegister of Citizens (NRC), will eventually be used to disenfranchise India's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuslims, or to trap them in a permanent state of fear and insecurity, which\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehas been the fate of millions of Bengali-origin Muslims of Assam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Land is Mine, I Am Not of This Land brings together a comprehensive selection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof essays that deal with the theoretical, political and subjective aspects of this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eissue. The first section traces the evolution of citizenship in India. The following\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esection deals with the peculiar case of Assam. Covered here are the bureaucratic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etravesties unleashed in the name of protecting the state from 'external\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaggression' as well as their sobering human cost. The concluding sections expose\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe superfluousness of the National Population Register (NPR), and pose serious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003equestions on the constitutionality of the CAA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book argues that with a key value like citizenship in question, it is not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejust the destinies of India's citizens but the very democratic foundation of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepublic that is at stake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47584528892125,"sku":"9789390477340","price":48.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/1u55dNxaQV9789390477340.webp?v=1773613335","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/this-land-is-mine-i-am-not-of-this-land-caa-nrc-and-the-manufacture-of-statelessness-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}