{"product_id":"this-land-is-mine-i-harsh-mander-9789390477340","title":"This Land Is Mine, I Am Not of This Land Caa-NRC and the Manufacture of Statelessness","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harsh Mander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9390477344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789390477340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.96d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harsh Mander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47203110453503,"sku":"9789390477340","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e105959-2ffe-4838-ac26-8d142b3646cb.jpg?v=1756834366","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-land-is-mine-i-harsh-mander-9789390477340","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}