This course offers a comparative study of all forms of collective violence in SOuth Asia over the past half century with emphasis on riots, pogroms, massacres, and insurrectionary movements. Special attention is given to several major events: the genocidal massacres at the time of Partition of British-ruled India into the two sovereign states of India and Pakistan; the secession of Bangladesh from Pakistan; recurring Hindu-Muslim riots since Independence in India; the insurrectionary movements in the Indian states of Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, and the smaller states in the northeastern part of the country; and the civil war in Sri Lanka. Format: lecture/discussion. Requirements: class participation, short papers, and a final exam. No prerequisites.

Hour: BRASS