{"product_id":"fractured-communities-signed-by-umar-khalid","title":"Fractured Communities (Signed by Umar Khalid)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#fdf2f8;border:2px solid #ec4899;border-radius:8px;padding:16px;margin-bottom:20px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:1.15em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✍️ SIGNED COPY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:8px 0 0;\"\u003eThis copy is hand-signed by Umar Khalid and carries the official “Signed Copy” seal — a collector's edition of a remarkable publishing story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“One of the most accomplished doctoral dissertations that I have read.”\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eRamachandra Guha\u003c\/strong\u003e, from his Foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUmar Khalid completed his PhD thesis on the history of the Adivasis of the Singhbhum region of Jharkhand under extraordinary circumstances. He was facing sedition charges, had spent time in jail and had been rusticated from the university. The thesis was submitted at Jawaharlal Nehru University's Centre for Historical Studies in July 2018. Since then, it has garnered significant attention among scholars and historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFractured Communities\u003c\/em\u003e, published as a book for the first time, Khalid combines archival rigour with analytical clarity to illuminate the history of Singhbhum's tribal societies under British rule. The book is both a valuable work of history and a critique of histories written from positions of power, which tend to flatten differences among — and, more crucially, within — communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt a time when public debates are increasingly shaped by simplistic versions of the past, the inquiry at the heart of \u003cem\u003eFractured Communities\u003c\/em\u003e acquires a contemporary relevance that few historical works can match. And running through the narrative is a political philosophy grounded in democratic values and genuine concern for the marginalised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eInside this edition\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForeword by Ramachandra Guha\u003c\/strong\u003e — India's foremost historian\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAfterword by Nandini Sundar\u003c\/strong\u003e — author of \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Forest\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTwo hundred years of Singhbhum's Adivasi history, from national, state and district archives\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e400 pages | Juggernaut | Cover design by Bhavi Mehta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUmar Khalid\u003c\/strong\u003e is an activist and public intellectual who has engaged with questions of democracy, constitutional rights and minority rights in India. A PhD scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru University, he emerged as a prominent voice during the 2016 student movement, which sparked nationwide debate on dissent and free speech. In 2020 he was arrested under the UAPA in connection with the Delhi riots case and remains in jail without trial. \u003cem\u003eFractured Communities\u003c\/em\u003e — his first book — brings his doctoral research to readers at last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePerfect for readers of\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRamachandra Guha, Nandini Sundar's \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Forest\u003c\/em\u003e, Sumit Guha, and anyone drawn to Adivasi history, colonial Jharkhand, and the question of who gets to write the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Juggernaut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52049881301208,"sku":"9789353456368","price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/1471\/6632\/files\/91qTR0BPAGL.jpg?v=1785269439","url":"https:\/\/www.readersparadise.co\/products\/fractured-communities-signed-by-umar-khalid","provider":"Readers Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}