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2010年6月11日星期五
2010年6月9日星期三
Book review--The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India’s Future
“The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India’s Future” by Martha C. Nussbaum was a tiring book about the Hindu and Islam relationship in India. This 409 page book is published in 2007 which is before the Mumbai attacks in 2008. Many pieces of this book predict correctly the Mumbai violence that killed over 120 people. However, this event is mostly blamed on Islam extremists from Pakistan and a mastermind living in the United States. The Mumbai attacks were not seen as a “Clash Within.” The attack was made by Muslims who were not completely from India. Some may say that India’s religious problem is more external than internal than “The Clash Within” says. I am from China and do not know a lot about India. But from other sources I have read, India is an accepting culture for many religions and ethnicities. I think the author enjoys hearing herself speak about an issue that is not as relevant as she thinks.
Martha Nussbaum spends a lot of time in this book making analogies between the United States Christian battle with Islam and the historic battle between Hindu and Muslims in India. This analogy seems correct for the time that it is written. Before coming to the United States, I know the President George Bush made a lot of offensive comments to the Muslim world. There are Muslims living in the United States, and these comments must be very offensive for them. Martha Nussbaum makes a point to say that there is no right and wrong in these religious differences. She says the battle is not between good Christian Americans against bad Muslims. In the same analogy, she says “The Clash Within” is not a battle between good Hindus and bad Muslims. Martha Nussbaum says both sides are right and both sides are wrong. She points out that the Hindus have done many bad things to the Muslims throughout India’s history. She also worries about the militarism of extreme Islam and how it will impact India’s future. As I said before, it seems that India’s biggest threat comes from extreme Islam outside of India, like Pakistan.
“The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India’s Future” is a very long book that talks about Indian history and how it will create India’s future. I believe that the author wrote to much on this situation. In my opinion, India’s economy is growing so fast and its population is very young. This growing economy and young population seem to be leaving the clash between religions in the history as the country changes. I think India does not need to focus on religious problems inside its country as much as outside the country. For these reasons I think Martha Nussbaum could have shortened her book by 200 pages. It seems this book would have been more correct to write from an American perspective using India as a cousin example rather than writing from an Indian perspective using America as a cousin example.
Martha Nussbaum spends a lot of time in this book making analogies between the United States Christian battle with Islam and the historic battle between Hindu and Muslims in India. This analogy seems correct for the time that it is written. Before coming to the United States, I know the President George Bush made a lot of offensive comments to the Muslim world. There are Muslims living in the United States, and these comments must be very offensive for them. Martha Nussbaum makes a point to say that there is no right and wrong in these religious differences. She says the battle is not between good Christian Americans against bad Muslims. In the same analogy, she says “The Clash Within” is not a battle between good Hindus and bad Muslims. Martha Nussbaum says both sides are right and both sides are wrong. She points out that the Hindus have done many bad things to the Muslims throughout India’s history. She also worries about the militarism of extreme Islam and how it will impact India’s future. As I said before, it seems that India’s biggest threat comes from extreme Islam outside of India, like Pakistan.
“The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India’s Future” is a very long book that talks about Indian history and how it will create India’s future. I believe that the author wrote to much on this situation. In my opinion, India’s economy is growing so fast and its population is very young. This growing economy and young population seem to be leaving the clash between religions in the history as the country changes. I think India does not need to focus on religious problems inside its country as much as outside the country. For these reasons I think Martha Nussbaum could have shortened her book by 200 pages. It seems this book would have been more correct to write from an American perspective using India as a cousin example rather than writing from an Indian perspective using America as a cousin example.
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