This timely book; updated for the paperback edition; examines how civic ties between Hindus and Muslims in different Indian cities serve to contain; or even prevent; ethnic violence. It is of interest not only to South Asian scholars and policymakers but also to those studying multiethnic societies in other areas of the world.“An outstanding work of social science; one of the most important studies of ethnic violence to appear in many years.â€Â—Samuel P. Huntington; author of The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order“An important breakthrough in understanding the problem of ethnic conflict globally.â€Â—Robert Putnam; author of Bowling Alone; as quoted in the New York Times“A lasting contribution to our understanding of how to tackle the roots of communal violence in India.â€Â—Radha Kumar; Foreign Affairs“Scholars have hailed [Varshney’s] book as a major breakthrough; while the United Nations has already adopted his method to study Muslim-Christian violence in Indonesia.â€Â—New York Times“A timely; groundbreaking study.â€Â—Kenneth J. Cooper; Boston Globe"Impressive. . . . Varshney’s findings are intuitively satisfying and also useful. It was a pleasure to discover work so uniformingly rigorous and admirable in its theory; methodology; empiricism; and ethnicality."—Rick A. Eden; The Key Reporter
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Worthwhile readBy Diana S. LongThere is an introduction to the work which gives some background information on the author's life which is indeed helpful. The work is transcribed so I would think it's open to interpretation as the transcriber would be the one to decide what the author meant in the writing. It was originally written in Latin. I find that being written in the time of Henry VIII; it presents a powerful case for “treason†but this was not explored. In the essay or story the author opens up the work as meeting a person; called Raphael and after discourses with him writes what the world wide traveler tells him about an island he spent five years in residence and how “they ran thingsâ€. Today we might look on the work as some form of “communism or socialismâ€. I thought it was an interesting perspective from the mind of a Renaissance man of importance.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Interesting tales; particulary the lesser-known "Isle of Pines"By Fry BoyAs usual; Oxford does a good job with translations; introductions and notes.More's "Utopia" is the longest and best of the three works presented in this book; at least as far as fleshing out the details of how a utopian civilization would really look; particularly when situated among other civilizations. But; since most people are familiar with it to some degree; I'll discuss the other two writings in more detail.Bacon's "New Atlantis" is the least satisfying of the three utopian civilizations. First; it isn't complete; barely beginning before it ends. Second; it seems to be more about scientific specialization (i.e. how the New Atlantic culture has made great strides in various fields of science [e.g. agriculture; astronomy]) than about utopian society per se. It is interesting how Bacon relates these islanders; far from Europe; to the famed ancient Atlantean society.Neville's "Isle of Pines" is an interesting tale of shipwreck and discovery. A ship sinks near the coast of a faraway island; killing everyone except a man with the last name "Pine" and a few women; one of whom is black. What follows is a fascinating story of old/new-world racism and debauchery. Basically; the Pine fellow starts bedding ALL the women (two of whom; if I recall; are sisters) because; you know; they're not getting rescued any time soon and they've got to keep civilization going. Eventually; they all dispense with the wearing of clothes. Then ALL the women get pregnant and turn into baby factories and everyone breeds like rabbits until there are hundreds of people within one or two generations. The interesting tack that Neville takes is that Pine only sleeps with the black woman at night; she "craftily" sneaking into his bed. In addition; her progeny happen to be the bad apples of the island; which is discussed from the perspective of some visiting sailors many years after the shipwreck. Fascinating view into the European mind from several centuries back.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This historic text may be of great interest to historiansBy Eldon K. Van VlietThis historic text may be of great interest to historians; who research what life and attitudes were like in former times. Reading it on my early day kindle; with its limitations on movement through the text became almost as much a chore as the ancient language style. On most books with my Kindle; I experience the lack of freedom in tuning back a few pages to check a fact; but this was the worst. Also; More indulged in many attempts at humor; both sharp and broad; which would confuse a reader at any age of reading. This book is best reserved for the researchers.
